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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. 2 Samuel 3:23אֲשֶׁר־
    When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
  2. 2 Samuel 3:25אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”
  3. 2 Samuel 3:30אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
  4. 2 Samuel 3:31אֲשֶׁר־
    Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
  5. 2 Samuel 3:36אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
  6. 2 Samuel 4:8אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
  7. 2 Samuel 4:9אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
  8. 2 Samuel 4:10אֲשֶׁ֥ר · That
    …when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
  9. 2 Samuel 5:25כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
  10. 2 Samuel 6:2אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁר־ · which
    And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.
  11. 2 Samuel 6:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר · which
    They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,
  12. 2 Samuel 6:4אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    …bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
  13. 2 Samuel 6:8אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
  14. 2 Samuel 6:12אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
  15. 2 Samuel 6:17אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
  16. 2 Samuel 6:20אֲשֶׁ֨ר · He
    When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
  17. 2 Samuel 6:21אֲשֶׁ֨ר · who
    But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,
  18. 2 Samuel 6:22אֲשֶׁ֣ר · of whom
    …and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”
  19. 2 Samuel 7:3אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that [is]
    And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
  20. 2 Samuel 7:7אֲשֶֽׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
  21. 2 Samuel 7:9אֲשֶׁ֣ר · wherever; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.
  22. 2 Samuel 7:10כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · as they did
    And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
  23. 2 Samuel 7:11אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    …and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
  24. 2 Samuel 7:12אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
  25. 2 Samuel 7:14אֲשֶׁר֙ · When
    I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
  26. 2 Samuel 7:15כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר · as; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · whom
    But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
  27. 2 Samuel 7:22אֲשֶׁר־
    How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
  28. 2 Samuel 7:23אֲשֶׁ֣ר · whom; אֲשֶׁ֨ר · whom
    And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
  29. 2 Samuel 7:25אֲשֶׁ֨ר; כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
  30. 2 Samuel 8:6אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
  31. 2 Samuel 8:7אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
  32. 2 Samuel 8:10אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    …he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
  33. 2 Samuel 8:11אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    …and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
  34. 2 Samuel 8:14אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
  35. 2 Samuel 9:1אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
  36. 2 Samuel 9:8אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
  37. 2 Samuel 9:9אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
  38. 2 Samuel 9:11אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
  39. 2 Samuel 10:2כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ · just as
    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
  40. 2 Samuel 10:13אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
  41. 2 Samuel 10:16אֲשֶׁר֙
    Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
  42. 2 Samuel 11:16אֲשֶׁ֣ר · where
    So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers were.
  43. 2 Samuel 11:20אֲשֶׁר־
    …if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?