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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. 1 Samuel 16:19אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”
  2. 1 Samuel 17:1אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
  3. 1 Samuel 17:13אֲשֶׁ֤ר
    The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
  4. 1 Samuel 17:20כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.
  5. 1 Samuel 17:25אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
  6. 1 Samuel 17:26אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
  7. 1 Samuel 17:27אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
  8. 1 Samuel 17:31אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who sent for him.
  9. 1 Samuel 17:37אֲשֶׁ֨ר · who
    David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
  10. 1 Samuel 17:40אֲשֶׁר־
    And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
  11. 1 Samuel 17:45אֲשֶׁ֥ר · whom
    But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
  12. 1 Samuel 18:4אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
  13. 1 Samuel 18:5אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
  14. 1 Samuel 18:15אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
  15. 1 Samuel 19:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר · where
    I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.”
  16. 1 Samuel 19:18אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
  17. 1 Samuel 19:22אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.
  18. 1 Samuel 20:13כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · just as
    But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
  19. 1 Samuel 20:19אֲשֶׁר־
    When you have stayed three days, hurry down to the place you hid on the day this trouble began, and remain beside the stone Ezel.
  20. 1 Samuel 20:23אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”
  21. 1 Samuel 20:31אֲשֶׁ֤ר
    For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”
  22. 1 Samuel 20:36אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
  23. 1 Samuel 20:37אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
  24. 1 Samuel 20:40אֲשֶׁר־
    Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”
  25. 1 Samuel 20:42אֲשֶׁר֩ · for
    And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
  26. 1 Samuel 21:2אֲשֶׁר־ · on which; וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר
    “The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
  27. 1 Samuel 21:7אֲשֶׁ֥ר · for
    Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.
  28. 1 Samuel 21:9אֲשֶׁר־ · whom
    The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
  29. 1 Samuel 22:2אֲשֶׁר־
    And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
  30. 1 Samuel 22:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”
  31. 1 Samuel 22:6אֲשֶׁ֣ר · and his men
    Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
  32. 1 Samuel 22:11אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who
    Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.
  33. 1 Samuel 22:23אֲשֶׁר־ · he who
    Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”
  34. 1 Samuel 23:11כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ · as
    Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
  35. 1 Samuel 23:13בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
  36. 1 Samuel 23:19אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
  37. 1 Samuel 23:22אֲשֶׁ֣ר · carefully where
    Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
  38. 1 Samuel 23:23אֲשֶׁ֣ר · where
    Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
  39. 1 Samuel 24:1כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ · After
    After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
  40. 1 Samuel 24:4אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ · about which; כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · as; אֲשֶׁר־
    So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
  41. 1 Samuel 24:5אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
  42. 1 Samuel 24:10אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
  43. 1 Samuel 24:13כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · As
    As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
  44. 1 Samuel 24:18אֲשֶׁר־ · how; אֲשֶׁ֨ר · for when
    And you have declared this day how you have treated me well, for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.
  45. 1 Samuel 24:19אֲשֶׁ֥ר · what
    When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.