ʼăsher

/ash-er'/

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

Quick Facts

Strong's Number: H834
Hebrew: אֲשֶׁר
Transliteration: ʼăsher
Pronunciation: /ash-er'/
KJV Translations: 30 distinct renderings
Language: Biblical Hebrew

Definition & Etymology

Full Definition

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

Derivation

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);

KJV Translation Breakdown

This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:

afteralikeas (soon as)becauseeveryfor[phrase] forasmuch[phrase] from whence[phrase] how(-soever)if(so) that ((thing) whichwherein)though[phrase] until[phrase] whatsoeverwhenwhere ([phrase] -as-in-of-on-soever-with)whichwhilst[phrase] whither(-soever)who(-m-soever-se). As it is indeclinableit is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletivelyused to show the connection