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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 Kings 2:44אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    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.
  2. 1 Kings 3:6כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ · because
    Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
  3. 1 Kings 3:8אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֧ר
    Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
  4. 1 Kings 3:11אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—
  5. 1 Kings 3:12אֲשֶׁ֤ר · so that
    …behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
  6. 1 Kings 3:13אֲשֶׁ֤ר · what; אֲ֠שֶׁר · so that
    Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
  7. 1 Kings 3:14כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · just as
    So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
  8. 1 Kings 3:19אֲשֶׁ֥ר · because
    During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him.
  9. 1 Kings 3:21אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
  10. 1 Kings 3:26אֲשֶׁר־ · whose
    Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
  11. 1 Kings 3:28אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
  12. 1 Kings 4:2אֲשֶׁר־
    …and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;
  13. 1 Kings 4:12אֲשֶׁר֩
    Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
  14. 1 Kings 4:13אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
  15. 1 Kings 4:19אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
  16. 1 Kings 4:20אֲשֶׁר־
    The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
  17. 1 Kings 4:28אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
  18. 1 Kings 4:29אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
  19. 1 Kings 4:33אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
  20. 1 Kings 4:34אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
  21. 1 Kings 5:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
  22. 1 Kings 5:5כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ · according to what; אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
  23. 1 Kings 5:6אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
  24. 1 Kings 5:7אֲשֶׁ֨ר · He
    When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
  25. 1 Kings 5:8אֲשֶׁר־ · your message
    Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
  26. 1 Kings 5:9אֲשֶׁר־
    My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
  27. 1 Kings 5:12כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · as
    And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
  28. 1 Kings 5:16אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    …not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
  29. 1 Kings 6:2אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.
  30. 1 Kings 6:12אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    “As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
  31. 1 Kings 6:22אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ · that belonged to
    So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
  32. 1 Kings 7:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
  33. 1 Kings 7:7אֲשֶׁ֣ר · where
    In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
  34. 1 Kings 7:8אֲשֶׁר־ · where; אֲשֶׁ֣ר · whom
    And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
  35. 1 Kings 7:17אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
  36. 1 Kings 7:18אֲשֶׁר֙
    Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
  37. 1 Kings 7:19אֲשֶׁר֙
    And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
  38. 1 Kings 7:20אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
  39. 1 Kings 7:29אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀
    …and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
  40. 1 Kings 7:40אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
  41. 1 Kings 7:41אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    …the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
  42. 1 Kings 7:42אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    …the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);