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אֲשֶׁר

a.sherwhichHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentPronoun5,502 occurrences39 books4,440 verses

Definition

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Traditional renderings: × after, × alike, as (soon as), because, × every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), × if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), × though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֲשֶׁר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,502 total
  1. Joshua 8:24אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.
  2. Joshua 8:26אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.
  3. Joshua 8:27אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.
  4. Joshua 8:31כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · just as; אֲשֶׁ֛ר · which
    …just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.
  5. Joshua 8:32אֲשֶׁ֣ר · which
    And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
  6. Joshua 8:33כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר · as
    All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
  7. Joshua 8:35אֲשֶׁר־ · that; אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.
  8. Joshua 9:1אֲשֶׁר֩ · those
    Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—
  9. Joshua 9:3אֲשֶׁ֨ר · what
    But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
  10. Joshua 9:9אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
  11. Joshua 9:10אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֖ר; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    …and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
  12. Joshua 9:13אֲשֶׁ֣ר · them
    These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
  13. Joshua 9:16אֲשֶׁר־
    Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.
  14. Joshua 9:20אֲשֶׁר־
    This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
  15. Joshua 9:21כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · So
    They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
  16. Joshua 9:24אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
  17. Joshua 9:27אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
  18. Joshua 10:1כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר · as
    Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
  19. Joshua 10:11אֲשֶׁר־ · of them; מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר · than
    As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
  20. Joshua 10:25אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”
  21. Joshua 10:27אֲשֶׁ֣ר · in which
    At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
  22. Joshua 10:28אֲשֶׁר־; כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  23. Joshua 10:30אֲשֶׁר־; כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  24. Joshua 10:32אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁר־
    And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
  25. Joshua 10:35אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁר־
    That day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city, just as he had done to Lachish.
  26. Joshua 10:37אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁר־
    They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.
  27. Joshua 10:39אֲשֶׁר־; כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר; וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.
  28. Joshua 10:40כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · just as
    So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
  29. Joshua 11:2אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    …to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
  30. Joshua 11:4אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
  31. Joshua 11:9כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
  32. Joshua 11:11אֲשֶׁר־
    The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.
  33. Joshua 11:12כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · as
    Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.
  34. Joshua 11:15כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר · As; אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.
  35. Joshua 11:19אֲשֶׁ֤ר
    No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.