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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 18:2אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    …there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.
  2. Joshua 18:3אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
  3. Joshua 18:7אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”
  4. Joshua 18:13אֲשֶׁ֛ר
    From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
  5. Joshua 18:14אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
  6. Joshua 18:16אֲשֶׁר֙ · that; אֲשֶׁ֛ר
    Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
  7. Joshua 18:17אֲשֶׁר־
    From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
  8. Joshua 19:8אֲשֶׁ֤ר
    …and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
  9. Joshua 19:11אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
  10. Joshua 19:50אֲשֶׁ֣ר · as
    …as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.
  11. Joshua 19:51אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
  12. Joshua 20:2אֲשֶׁר־ · as
    “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
  13. Joshua 20:6אֲשֶׁ֥ר; אֲשֶׁר־ · from which
    He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled.”
  14. Joshua 21:8כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר · as
    So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
  15. Joshua 21:9אֲשֶׁר־
    From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name
  16. Joshua 21:43אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
  17. Joshua 21:44אֲשֶׁר־
    And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
  18. Joshua 21:45אֲשֶׁר־
    Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
  19. Joshua 22:2אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that; אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    …and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.
  20. Joshua 22:4כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · as; אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ · that
    And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.
  21. Joshua 22:5אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
  22. Joshua 22:9אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֣ר · which
    So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
  23. Joshua 22:10אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    And when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan.
  24. Joshua 22:16אֲשֶׁ֤ר
    “This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?
  25. Joshua 22:17אֲשֶׁ֤ר · from which
    Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.
  26. Joshua 22:19אֲשֶׁ֤ר · where
    If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.
  27. Joshua 22:28אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’
  28. Joshua 22:29אֲשֶׁ֖ר · which [stands]
    Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
  29. Joshua 22:30אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who; אֲשֶׁ֧ר · what
    When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.
  30. Joshua 22:31אֲשֶׁ֛ר · because
    Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
  31. Joshua 22:33אֲשֶׁ֛ר · where
    The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
  32. Joshua 23:1אֲשֶׁר־
    A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
  33. Joshua 23:3אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    …“and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
  34. Joshua 23:4אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.
  35. Joshua 23:5כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.
  36. Joshua 23:8כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · as
    Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.
  37. Joshua 23:10כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · just as
    One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.
  38. Joshua 23:13אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    …know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  39. Joshua 23:14אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
  40. Joshua 23:15כַּאֲשֶׁר־ · But just as; אֲשֶׁ֥ר; אֲשֶׁר֙
    But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.
  41. Joshua 23:16אֲשֶׁ֣ר · which; אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”