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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. Ecclesiastes 4:3אֲשֶׁר־ · is he who; אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
  2. Ecclesiastes 4:9אֲשֶׁ֧ר · because
    Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
  3. Ecclesiastes 4:13אֲשֶׁ֛ר · who
    Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
  4. Ecclesiastes 4:15אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
  5. Ecclesiastes 4:16אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  6. Ecclesiastes 5:1כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר · when
    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
  7. Ecclesiastes 5:4כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ · When; אֲשֶׁר־
    When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
  8. Ecclesiastes 5:5אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
  9. Ecclesiastes 5:15כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר · As
    As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
  10. Ecclesiastes 5:18אֲשֶׁר־ · is what; אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
  11. Ecclesiastes 5:19אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
  12. Ecclesiastes 6:1אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
  13. Ecclesiastes 6:2אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁר־
    God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
  14. Ecclesiastes 6:10אֲשֶׁר־ · what
    Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
  15. Ecclesiastes 6:12אֲשֶׁר֙
    For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
  16. Ecclesiastes 7:2בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר · since
    It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
  17. Ecclesiastes 7:13אֲשֶׁ֥ר · what
    Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?
  18. Ecclesiastes 7:18אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
  19. Ecclesiastes 7:19אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
  20. Ecclesiastes 7:20אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
  21. Ecclesiastes 7:21אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
  22. Ecclesiastes 7:22אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
  23. Ecclesiastes 7:26אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
  24. Ecclesiastes 7:28אֲשֶׁ֛ר · While
    While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
  25. Ecclesiastes 7:29אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
  26. Ecclesiastes 8:3אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
  27. Ecclesiastes 8:4בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · For
    For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
  28. Ecclesiastes 8:7כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · what
    Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?
  29. Ecclesiastes 8:9אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֨ר · when
    All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
  30. Ecclesiastes 8:10אֲשֶׁ֣ר · where
    Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
  31. Ecclesiastes 8:11אֲשֶׁר֙ · When
    When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
  32. Ecclesiastes 8:12אֲשֶׁ֣ר · Although; אֲשֶׁ֤ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · with those who
    Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
  33. Ecclesiastes 8:13אֲשֶׁ֛ר · Yet because
    Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
  34. Ecclesiastes 8:14אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ · who; אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
  35. Ecclesiastes 8:15אֲשֶׁ֨ר · because; אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
  36. Ecclesiastes 8:16כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר · When; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—