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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 Kings 13:25אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.
  2. 2 Kings 14:3אֲשֶׁר־ · as
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.
  3. 2 Kings 14:5כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · As soon as
    As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
  4. 2 Kings 14:6אֲשֶׁר־ · where
    Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
  5. 2 Kings 14:9אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֤ר; אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
  6. 2 Kings 14:11אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    But Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
  7. 2 Kings 14:15אֲשֶׁ֤ר · along with his accomplishments; וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר · and how
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  8. 2 Kings 14:24אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  9. 2 Kings 14:25אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
  10. 2 Kings 14:28אֲשֶׁ֤ר · his accomplishments; אֲשֶׁר־ · and how; וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר
    As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  11. 2 Kings 15:3אֲשֶׁר־
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
  12. 2 Kings 15:6אֲשֶׁ֣ר · his accomplishments
    As for the rest of the acts of Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  13. 2 Kings 15:9כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  14. 2 Kings 15:12אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
  15. 2 Kings 15:15אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  16. 2 Kings 15:16אֲשֶׁר־ · in its
    At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
  17. 2 Kings 15:18אֲשֶׁר־
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  18. 2 Kings 15:21אֲשֶׁ֣ר · his accomplishments
    As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  19. 2 Kings 15:24אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  20. 2 Kings 15:26אֲשֶׁ֣ר · his accomplishments
    As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  21. 2 Kings 15:28אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  22. 2 Kings 15:31אֲשֶׁ֣ר · his accomplishments
    As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  23. 2 Kings 15:34אֲשֶׁר־
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
  24. 2 Kings 15:36אֲשֶׁ֣ר · along with his accomplishments
    As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  25. 2 Kings 16:3אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  26. 2 Kings 16:10אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.
  27. 2 Kings 16:11אֲשֶׁר־ · the instructions
    And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.
  28. 2 Kings 16:13אֲשֶׁר־
    He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and splattered the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
  29. 2 Kings 16:14אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.
  30. 2 Kings 16:16אֲשֶׁר־
    So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.
  31. 2 Kings 16:17אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.
  32. 2 Kings 16:18אֲשֶׁר־
    And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.
  33. 2 Kings 16:19אֲשֶׁ֣ר · along with his accomplishments
    As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  34. 2 Kings 17:2אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
  35. 2 Kings 17:4אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
  36. 2 Kings 17:8אֲשֶׁר֙ · that; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · as well as in the practices
    …and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.
  37. 2 Kings 17:9אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that [were]
    The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
  38. 2 Kings 17:11אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.
  39. 2 Kings 17:12אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”
  40. 2 Kings 17:13אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that; וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙
    Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
  41. 2 Kings 17:14אֲשֶׁר֙ · who
    But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.