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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 21:1אֲשֶׁר־ · because
    During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
  2. 2 Samuel 21:5אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who; וַאֲשֶׁ֖ר · and
    And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,
  3. 2 Samuel 21:7אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
  4. 2 Samuel 21:8אֲשֶׁ֣ר · whom; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · whom
    But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
  5. 2 Samuel 21:11אֲשֶׁר־ · what
    When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,
  6. 2 Samuel 21:12אֲשֶׁר֩ · [who]; אֲשֶׁ֨ר · where
    …he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
  7. 2 Samuel 21:14אֲשֶׁר־
    And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
  8. 2 Samuel 21:16אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀
    Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
  9. 2 Samuel 21:18אֲשֶׁ֖ר · a
    Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
  10. 2 Samuel 23:8אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
  11. 2 Samuel 23:15אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
  12. 2 Samuel 23:16אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
  13. 2 Samuel 23:21אֲשֶׁר
    He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
  14. 2 Samuel 24:2אֲשֶׁר־ · who [was]
    So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”
  15. 2 Samuel 24:5אֲשֶׁ֛ר
    They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.
  16. 2 Samuel 24:10אֲשֶׁ֣ר · in what
    After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
  17. 2 Samuel 24:19כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · just as
    So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.
  18. 1 Kings 1:8אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
  19. 1 Kings 1:9אֲשֶׁר־ · which
    And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.
  20. 1 Kings 1:29אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
  21. 1 Kings 1:30כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ · what
    I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
  22. 1 Kings 1:33אֲשֶׁר־
    “Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
  23. 1 Kings 1:37כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר · Just as
    Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
  24. 1 Kings 1:41אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.
  25. 1 Kings 1:45אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.
  26. 1 Kings 1:48אֲשֶׁ֨ר · He
    …saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”
  27. 1 Kings 1:49אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
  28. 1 Kings 2:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
  29. 1 Kings 2:4אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    …and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
  30. 1 Kings 2:5אֲשֶׁר־ · what; אֲשֶׁ֣ר · what; אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
  31. 1 Kings 2:9אֲשֶׁ֣ר · what
    Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
  32. 1 Kings 2:11אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
  33. 1 Kings 2:24אֲשֶׁ֣ר · the One; וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר · as; כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
    And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
  34. 1 Kings 2:26אֲשֶֽׁר־ · that
    Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
  35. 1 Kings 2:27אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
  36. 1 Kings 2:31כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · just as; אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
  37. 1 Kings 2:32אֲשֶׁ֣ר · for
    The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
  38. 1 Kings 2:38כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר · as
    “The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
  39. 1 Kings 2:43אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
  40. 1 Kings 2:44אֲשֶׁ֤ר · that
    The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.