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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 24:13כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר · As
    As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.
  2. 2 Kings 24:19אֲשֶׁר־
    And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
  3. 2 Kings 25:4אֲשֶׁר֙
    Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
  4. 2 Kings 25:10אֲשֶׁ֖ר · under
    And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
  5. 2 Kings 25:11אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.
  6. 2 Kings 25:13אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
  7. 2 Kings 25:14אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.
  8. 2 Kings 25:15אֲשֶׁ֤ר · anything [made of]; וַאֲשֶׁר־
    The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
  9. 2 Kings 25:16אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
  10. 2 Kings 25:19אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ · who; אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
  11. 2 Kings 25:22אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
  12. 2 Kings 25:25אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
  13. 2 Kings 25:28אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who [were]
    And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
  14. 1 Chronicles 1:12אֲשֶׁ֨ר · from whom
    …the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
  15. 1 Chronicles 1:43אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
  16. 1 Chronicles 2:7אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
  17. 1 Chronicles 2:9אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who
    The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
  18. 1 Chronicles 3:1אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;
  19. 1 Chronicles 4:10אֲשֶׁר־
    And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
  20. 1 Chronicles 4:18אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
  21. 1 Chronicles 4:22אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.)
  22. 1 Chronicles 4:33אֲשֶׁ֧ר
    …and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:
  23. 1 Chronicles 4:41אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings as well as the Meunites who were there, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
  24. 1 Chronicles 5:6אֲשֶׁ֣ר · whom
    …and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
  25. 1 Chronicles 5:25אֲשֶׁר־ · whom
    But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
  26. 1 Chronicles 6:10אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who; אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
  27. 1 Chronicles 6:31אֲשֶׁ֨ר · are the men
    These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
  28. 1 Chronicles 6:49אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
  29. 1 Chronicles 6:65אֲשֶׁר־
    They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
  30. 1 Chronicles 7:14אֲשֶׁ֣ר · [She also]
    The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.
  31. 1 Chronicles 9:2אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
  32. 1 Chronicles 10:7אֲשֶׁר־
    When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
  33. 1 Chronicles 10:11אֲשֶׁר־
    When all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
  34. 1 Chronicles 10:13אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֣ר · because
    So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,
  35. 1 Chronicles 11:10אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who
    Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
  36. 1 Chronicles 11:11אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
  37. 1 Chronicles 11:17אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
  38. 1 Chronicles 11:18אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
  39. 1 Chronicles 12:15אֲשֶׁ֨ר · the ones who
    These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
  40. 1 Chronicles 12:20אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
  41. 1 Chronicles 12:31אֲשֶׁ֤ר
    From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
  42. 1 Chronicles 13:6אֲשֶׁ֣ר · of; אֲשֶׁר־ · [the ark] that
    David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.
  43. 1 Chronicles 13:10אֲשֶׁר־ · because
    And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
  44. 1 Chronicles 13:14אֲשֶׁר־
    Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.