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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. Nehemiah 8:14אֲשֶׁ֨ר · which; אֲשֶׁר֩ · that
    And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,
  2. Nehemiah 8:15וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר · and that
    …and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
  3. Nehemiah 9:6אֲשֶׁ֤ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that is
    You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
  4. Nehemiah 9:7אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
  5. Nehemiah 9:12אֲשֶׁ֥ר · in which
    You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.
  6. Nehemiah 9:15אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.
  7. Nehemiah 9:17אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
  8. Nehemiah 9:18אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies,
  9. Nehemiah 9:19אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.
  10. Nehemiah 9:23אֲשֶׁר־
    You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
  11. Nehemiah 9:26אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
  12. Nehemiah 9:29אֲשֶׁר־ · them
    You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
  13. Nehemiah 9:32אֲֽשֶׁר־ · that
    So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
  14. Nehemiah 9:34אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.
  15. Nehemiah 9:35אֲשֶׁר־ · that; אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
  16. Nehemiah 9:36אֲשֶׁר־
    So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves!
  17. Nehemiah 9:37אֲשֶׁר־
    Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
  18. Nehemiah 10:29אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    …hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
  19. Nehemiah 10:30וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר
    We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
  20. Nehemiah 11:3אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
  21. Nehemiah 12:1אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
  22. Nehemiah 13:1אֲ֠שֶׁר · that
    At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
  23. Nehemiah 13:7אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    …to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
  24. Nehemiah 13:14אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
  25. Nehemiah 13:17אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
  26. Nehemiah 13:19כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · When; אֲשֶׁר֙
    When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
  27. Nehemiah 13:22אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
  28. Esther 1:2אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
  29. Esther 1:9אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
  30. Esther 1:12אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
  31. Esther 1:15אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    “According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
  32. Esther 1:16אֲשֶׁ֕ר
    And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
  33. Esther 1:18אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
  34. Esther 1:19אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
  35. Esther 1:20אֲשֶֽׁר־
    The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
  36. Esther 2:1אֲשֶׁר־ · what; אֲשֶׁר־ · what
    Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
  37. Esther 2:4אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
  38. Esther 2:6אֲשֶׁ֤ר · He; אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.
  39. Esther 2:10אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.
  40. Esther 2:13אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
  41. Esther 2:15אֲשֶׁר֩; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · what
    Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
  42. Esther 2:20כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · just as
    Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.