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.
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
Occurrences
5,502 total
- 1 Chronicles 14:4אֲשֶׁ֥רThese are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- 1 Chronicles 14:16כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר · asSo David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3אֲשֶׁר־And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
- 1 Chronicles 15:15כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · asAnd the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1אֲשֶׁ֥ר · thatSo they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
- 1 Chronicles 16:12אֲשֶׁ֣רRemember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- 1 Chronicles 16:16אֲשֶׁ֤ר · [the covenant]…the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- 1 Chronicles 16:32אֲשֶׁר־ · that [is]Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.
- 1 Chronicles 16:39אֲשֶׁ֥רAnd David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon
- 1 Chronicles 16:40אֲשֶׁ֥ר · which…to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41אֲשֶׁ֥רWith them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:1כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רAfter David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:2אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that [is]And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:5אֲשֶׁ֤רFor I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.
- 1 Chronicles 17:6אֲשֶֽׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֥רIn all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
- 1 Chronicles 17:8אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֥רI 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.
- 1 Chronicles 17:9כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · as they didAnd 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
- 1 Chronicles 17:10אֲשֶׁ֨ר…and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11אֲשֶׁ֥רAnd when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 1 Chronicles 17:13כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · as; מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר · from your predecessorI will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.
- 1 Chronicles 17:20אֲשֶׁר־O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
- 1 Chronicles 17:21אֲשֶׁר֩ · whom; אֲשֶׁר־ · whomAnd who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
- 1 Chronicles 17:23אֲשֶׁ֨ר; כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · asAnd now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,
- 1 Chronicles 18:6אֲשֶׁ֥רThen 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.
- 1 Chronicles 18:7אֲשֶׁ֣ר · thatAnd David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 18:10אֲשֶׁ֨ר…he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,
- 1 Chronicles 18:11אֲשֶׁ֥ר…and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
- 1 Chronicles 18:13אֲשֶׁ֥רHe placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Chronicles 19:5אֲשֶׁר־When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
- 1 Chronicles 19:9אֲשֶׁר־ · whoThe Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
- 1 Chronicles 19:14אֲשֶׁר־So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
- 1 Chronicles 19:16אֲשֶׁ֖רWhen the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
- 1 Chronicles 20:3אֲשֶׁר־ · who [were]David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 21:8אֲשֶׁ֥ר · becauseThen David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:17אֲשֶׁר־ · whoAnd David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:19אֲשֶׁ֥רSo David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 21:24אֲשֶׁר־ · what“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:29אֲשֶׁר־ · thatFor the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,
- 1 Chronicles 22:2אֲשֶׁ֖רSo David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 22:11כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · asNow, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.
- 1 Chronicles 22:13אֲשֶׁ֨ר · thatThen you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
- 1 Chronicles 23:5אֲשֶׁ֥ר…4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
- 1 Chronicles 24:19כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · asThis was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26אֲשֶׁ֨ר · for the thingsThis Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
- 1 Chronicles 27:28אֲשֶׁ֣רBaal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.