Hebrew · H834

אֲשֶׁר

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

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אֲשֶׁרH834
Pronunciationʾasher ʿal habbayit

What does אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher ʿal habbayit) mean in the Bible?

אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher ʿal habbayit): Multipurpose relative particle and conjunction; foundational connector linking clauses, conditions, and temporal sequences throughout biblical narrative.

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What does אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher ʿal habbayit) mean in the Bible?

אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher ʿal habbayit): Multipurpose relative particle and conjunction; foundational connector linking clauses, conditions, and temporal sequences throughout biblical narrative.

How does the BSB render H834?

The BSB source-word alignment has 5,502 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (2,130), that (854), who (432), as (247), which (153).

Where does אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher ʿal habbayit) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (584), Jeremiah (460), Genesis (411), 1 Kings (377).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
-2,130×Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29
that854×Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1
who432×Genesis 14:20, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 15:7
as247×Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4
which153×Genesis 4:11, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:5
what133×Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 18:19
just as130×Genesis 17:23, Genesis 24:51, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 40:22
where130×Genesis 2:11, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14
whom100×Genesis 3:12, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 10:14, Genesis 17:21
when65×Genesis 6:4, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 32:2
because44×Genesis 31:49, Genesis 34:27, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23
to which40×Leviticus 17:7, Numbers 13:27, Numbers 15:18, Numbers 35:25
whose39×Genesis 1:29, Exodus 1:15, Exodus 25:2, Exodus 35:21
for28×Genesis 30:18, Exodus 5:21, Numbers 27:14, Deuteronomy 3:24
whatever25×Genesis 34:12, Genesis 41:55, Leviticus 24:19, Numbers 6:21
how21×Genesis 30:26, Genesis 30:29, Exodus 10:2, Leviticus 13:51
vvv20×Genesis 14:17, Leviticus 11:34, Leviticus 13:52, Numbers 27:18
his accomplishments18×1 Kings 15:7, 1 Kings 15:23, 1 Kings 15:31, 1 Kings 16:14
those18×Leviticus 11:21, Numbers 33:55, Joshua 9:1, 2 Kings 6:22
is what17×Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 29:1
the one17×Genesis 43:29, Genesis 44:16, Genesis 45:4, Leviticus 5:8
in which16×Genesis 21:23, Leviticus 6:28, Numbers 14:30, Deuteronomy 13:5
with which16×Exodus 17:5, Numbers 4:9, 1 Kings 8:59, 2 Kings 19:6
by which15×Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:8, Numbers 30:4
of which15×Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Numbers 10:29, Judges 6:13
who [were]14×Numbers 16:34, Joshua 8:11, Judges 9:44, 1 Samuel 14:2
on which13×Genesis 28:13, Deuteronomy 1:36, Joshua 14:9, Joshua 24:13
like12×Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:49, Judges 7:5, Judges 16:9
so that12×Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:19, Deuteronomy 4:10
that [is]12×Genesis 9:16, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 29:32, Leviticus 3:9
and11×Genesis 24:7, Deuteronomy 11:2, Joshua 24:17, Joshua 24:31
since10×Leviticus 21:3, Joshua 5:6, 1 Kings 8:39, 1 Kings 12:12
to whom10×Exodus 6:26, Isaiah 28:12, Jeremiah 9:12, Jeremiah 14:16
. . .Genesis 2:2, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 39:22, Exodus 4:30
in whoseJoshua 24:15, Judges 6:10, Ruth 2:2, 2 Samuel 16:8
from whichGenesis 3:23, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 28:27, Joshua 20:6
He1 Samuel 29:3, 2 Samuel 6:20, 1 Kings 1:48, 1 Kings 5:7
afterGenesis 24:22, Genesis 30:25, Leviticus 13:58, Joshua 5:8
along with his accomplishments1 Kings 16:5, 1 Kings 16:27, 2 Kings 1:18, 2 Kings 14:15
SoGenesis 22:14, Exodus 4:17, Joshua 3:7, Joshua 5:6
to those1 Samuel 30:28, 1 Samuel 30:29, 1 Samuel 30:30, Jeremiah 22:25
[and]Deuteronomy 23:4, Esther 9:31, Job 9:5, Psalms 89:51
and how1 Kings 14:19, 1 Kings 19:1, 1 Kings 22:45, 2 Kings 14:15
and thoseGenesis 7:23, Numbers 22:6, 2 Chronicles 34:22, Jeremiah 15:2
and whatDeuteronomy 11:6, Joshua 2:10, Job 3:25, Ecclesiastes 3:15
and whoExodus 18:10, Numbers 27:17, 1 Samuel 12:6, Ezekiel 44:10
As soon asGenesis 27:30, Genesis 29:10, Judges 8:33, 2 Samuel 20:13
for whichDeuteronomy 11:12, 1 Kings 8:43, 1 Chronicles 29:19, 2 Chronicles 6:33
that [was]Genesis 7:22, Genesis 23:17, Joshua 24:26, 1 Samuel 14:43
themNumbers 4:37, Joshua 9:13, Nehemiah 1:10, Nehemiah 9:29
those whoDeuteronomy 29:15, Isaiah 49:23, Jeremiah 43:5, Jeremiah 49:12
withGenesis 7:15, Genesis 38:30, Leviticus 11:26, Leviticus 22:20
about which1 Samuel 24:4, 1 Kings 11:2, Jeremiah 32:43, Jeremiah 36:31
ifGenesis 43:14, Deuteronomy 11:27, Deuteronomy 19:5, Judges 7:4
in whomGenesis 41:38, 2 Kings 19:10, Isaiah 37:10, Isaiah 49:3
into whichLeviticus 18:3, Numbers 36:3, Numbers 36:4, Isaiah 14:3
whereverExodus 5:11, Deuteronomy 11:25, Judges 17:9, 2 Samuel 7:9
and asDeuteronomy 29:13, Joshua 2:7, Isaiah 10:11, Ezekiel 2:2
But whenGenesis 27:40, Exodus 17:11, 1 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 12:21
fromRuth 2:9, 2 Kings 11:10, 2 Kings 23:8, 2 Chronicles 11:13
ofNumbers 6:5, Deuteronomy 28:67, Joshua 13:4, 1 Chronicles 13:6
thanJoshua 10:11, Judges 16:30, 2 Samuel 18:8, Ecclesiastes 3:22
that [were]Judges 7:19, 2 Kings 17:9, 2 Kings 23:7, Ezekiel 42:12
that isGenesis 49:32, 1 Samuel 9:19, 1 Samuel 14:7, Nehemiah 9:6
TheyJob 22:16, Psalms 12:4, Isaiah 30:10, Ezekiel 32:30
whileJoshua 14:10, Nehemiah 6:3, Psalms 56:6, Ecclesiastes 7:28
[who]2 Samuel 21:12, 1 Kings 8:15, 2 Chronicles 6:4
and whereNumbers 35:34, Job 39:30, Ezekiel 46:20
he whoDeuteronomy 27:26, 1 Samuel 14:45, 1 Samuel 22:23
in what2 Samuel 24:10, Isaiah 65:18, Jeremiah 38:20
itGenesis 23:9, Leviticus 6:27, Isaiah 19:16
of whom1 Samuel 9:17, 2 Samuel 6:22, Ezekiel 38:17
somethingExodus 10:6, Jeremiah 19:5, Jeremiah 32:35
ThisGenesis 49:30, Leviticus 7:36, Amos 5:1
though1 Kings 16:2, Psalms 71:20, Amos 2:9
through whichJoshua 2:18, Joshua 24:17, Jeremiah 17:19
which [is]Genesis 14:6, Joshua 12:9, Judges 21:19
who [was]Ruth 2:3, 1 Samuel 25:44, 2 Samuel 24:2
WhoeverJudges 6:31, 2 Chronicles 15:13, Isaiah 65:16
[the covenant]1 Chronicles 16:16, Psalms 105:9
[was]Ezekiel 1:26, Ezekiel 42:7
about whomJudges 8:15, 1 Samuel 29:5
according to what1 Kings 5:5, Daniel 1:13
among whomEzekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 28:25
and all that2 Kings 20:17, Isaiah 39:6
and ifLeviticus 6:27, Esther 4:16
and to those1 Samuel 30:31, Isaiah 49:9
and whereverRuth 1:16, Ezekiel 36:20
and whoseJoshua 12:1, Ezekiel 17:16
anything [made of]2 Kings 25:15, Jeremiah 52:19
as they did2 Samuel 7:10, 1 Chronicles 17:9
as those1 Kings 10:10, 2 Chronicles 9:9
as whenIsaiah 29:8
at which1 Samuel 3:11, Zechariah 11:13
But becauseGenesis 34:13, Judges 6:27
during which1 Kings 9:10, 2 Chronicles 8:1
east of1 Kings 17:3, 1 Kings 17:5
exactly asNumbers 15:14, Judges 7:17
exactly whatNumbers 23:12, 1 Samuel 28:17
for whomGenesis 30:26, Ezekiel 23:9
from whom1 Chronicles 1:12, Ezekiel 23:28
her2 Samuel 13:19, Ezekiel 32:23
his stewardGenesis 44:1, Genesis 44:4
in whateverGenesis 39:23, Ezekiel 47:23
it asDeuteronomy 1:21, Deuteronomy 12:22
of yours2 Kings 18:19, Isaiah 36:4
on whomExodus 33:19
So whenGenesis 20:13, Genesis 43:2
Solomon’s1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16
that [live]Leviticus 11:9, Deuteronomy 14:9
that belongsGenesis 23:9, Numbers 16:26
that in whichIsaiah 65:12, Isaiah 66:4
theLeviticus 13:54, Numbers 28:23
those whom1 Kings 9:21, 2 Chronicles 8:8
toDeuteronomy 4:7, Deuteronomy 4:8
to the oneNumbers 5:7, Isaiah 31:6
to whatIsaiah 2:8, Ezekiel 2:8
which was2 Kings 23:8, Jeremiah 32:2
whicheverLeviticus 14:22, Leviticus 14:30
who areJoshua 6:22, 2 Samuel 16:21
who belongGenesis 20:7, Joshua 2:13
who belongedJoshua 6:23, Joshua 6:25
who belongsGenesis 19:12, Numbers 16:5
who wereNumbers 32:39, 1 Samuel 30:2
with those whoDeuteronomy 29:15, Ecclesiastes 8:12
with whomEzekiel 16:37, Malachi 1:4
youJoshua 2:3, Psalms 8:1
You whoPsalms 71:19, Isaiah 51:17
(whichEzekiel 47:16
[but] whateverNumbers 5:10
[caused by]1 Kings 11:25
[every kind of]Genesis 7:2
[for]Leviticus 18:5
[He]2 Kings 3:11
[idols]Judges 18:27
[or]Deuteronomy 18:20
[set]Isaiah 28:4
[She also]1 Chronicles 7:14
[son]Exodus 18:3
[the ark] that1 Chronicles 13:6
[the day]Exodus 13:3
[the house] in whichJeremiah 7:14
[the idols]Isaiah 2:20
[the land]Exodus 13:5
[the vows] thatPsalms 66:14
[the word] thatJeremiah 46:1
[the]Ruth 2:9
[these things]Ezekiel 14:23
[until]Joshua 13:21
[will not depart]Isaiah 59:21
[with] whichGenesis 1:21
a2 Samuel 21:18
aboutNehemiah 2:18
about themDeuteronomy 9:2
according toEzekiel 16:59
administrator2 Kings 10:5
against whomMalachi 2:14
allEzekiel 16:63
along with all his possessionsGenesis 32:23
AlthoughEcclesiastes 8:12
an honestJoshua 14:7
and afterJoshua 4:11
and as muchEzekiel 46:7
and do exactly asGenesis 27:8
and does whatLeviticus 4:27
and everything elseGenesis 34:28
and his men1 Samuel 22:6
and it remainsJudges 15:19
and itsGenesis 23:20
And just asDeuteronomy 1:19
and on whateverHaggai 1:11
and since2 Chronicles 21:7
and thatNehemiah 8:15
and the menJudges 20:42
and the oneEcclesiastes 9:2
and those whoMalachi 3:18
and thoughIsaiah 31:4
and youIsaiah 55:1
anyZechariah 14:17
anyone hereGenesis 31:32
anything2 Chronicles 1:12
appliesNumbers 8:24
are the men1 Chronicles 6:31
are the onesZechariah 1:10
are the ones whomNumbers 34:29
are those of whomEzekiel 11:15
articleLeviticus 13:57
as a comforterJob 29:25
as it wasEzekiel 43:22
As long asExodus 17:11
as the occasion1 Samuel 10:7
as they did beforeJoshua 8:6
as thoughZechariah 10:6
as well as in the practices2 Kings 17:8
atGenesis 31:1
attachedGenesis 32:32
back afterJudges 16:22
because ofMicah 3:4
Because of this2 Kings 17:26
butGenesis 26:29
But just asJoshua 23:15
but let him whoJeremiah 23:28
but those whoExodus 9:21
by1 Samuel 13:8
by doing whatLeviticus 4:13
by the man to whomGenesis 38:25
By these lettersEsther 8:11
by whatJoshua 24:5
carefully where1 Samuel 23:22
containing1 Samuel 6:15
creature thatGenesis 9:2
doEcclesiastes 2:12
Do for me as2 Chronicles 2:3
each oneGenesis 49:28
even those whomMicah 4:6
even thoughEsther 4:16
Even whatProverbs 25:7
everything that hasGenesis 1:30
except to prepareExodus 12:16
for permissionDaniel 1:8
for someone who hasLeviticus 14:32
for the things1 Chronicles 26:26
for themEzekiel 23:40
for thoseIsaiah 9:1
for whatJudges 15:10
for when1 Samuel 24:18
from whatExodus 23:16
from wherePsalms 41:8
from your predecessor1 Chronicles 17:13
he ownedJoshua 7:24
he ownsJob 2:4
He sent gifts to those1 Samuel 30:27
here2 Kings 7:13
HimJob 19:27
HisJob 8:14
his possessionsGenesis 31:21
I ask thatNehemiah 2:5
I have set theseLeviticus 20:25
I satEzekiel 3:15
If anyGenesis 44:9
if I everExodus 10:10
If itIsaiah 29:11
If onlyJob 10:19
If, howeverExodus 21:13
InPsalms 95:4
in its2 Kings 15:16
in proportion to howDeuteronomy 16:10
in the orderNumbers 2:17
is he whoEcclesiastes 4:3
is HisPsalms 95:5
is howGenesis 6:15
is just asGenesis 41:28
is just likeDeuteronomy 22:26
is the nameJeremiah 33:16
is the One who1 Samuel 12:6
is to blameJonah 1:8
It is the sameEcclesiastes 9:2
It will be likeAmos 5:19
just as you did whenExodus 5:13
just whatExodus 12:28
lestExodus 20:26
lettersNehemiah 6:17
like [flesh]Micah 3:3
like the one that2 Chronicles 35:18
like thoseEzekiel 41:25
like whatDaniel 9:12
male1 Samuel 25:22
muchExodus 16:5
myGenesis 33:15
nearJudges 18:28
no matter howNumbers 15:12
of anyone who1 Samuel 11:7
of David’s1 Chronicles 29:27
of himLamentations 4:20
of Him to whomEzekiel 21:27
of hisGenesis 25:6
of the areaEzekiel 48:22
of the king’sNehemiah 2:8
of the man whoLeviticus 15:32
of the women whoExodus 38:8
of themJoshua 10:11
of those for whomEzekiel 23:7
of those whoJeremiah 32:29
Once1 Samuel 1:24
oneIsaiah 29:12
one of themLeviticus 11:32
one withEsther 6:8
or for their2 Kings 3:9
OthersNehemiah 5:3
over whomJeremiah 41:10
place thatDeuteronomy 2:37
setIsaiah 28:1
SheGenesis 24:15
she whoEzekiel 26:17
so [it is]Ecclesiastes 9:2
So whateverLeviticus 25:33
so whereverEzekiel 47:9
SomeNehemiah 5:2
someone elseNumbers 15:14
spokenZechariah 8:9
Still othersNehemiah 5:4
SuchExodus 11:6
such as1 Chronicles 29:25
than those who [are]2 Kings 6:16
that [belonged to]Genesis 31:1
that [belonged]2 Chronicles 26:23
that [belongs]2 Samuel 16:4
that [happens]2 Samuel 14:20
that [the news]2 Kings 21:12
that anyoneJudges 21:5
that belonged to1 Kings 6:22
that hadGenesis 7:22
that hasGenesis 6:17
that is in itGenesis 23:11
that manDeuteronomy 21:16
that thoseNumbers 22:6
that wereEzekiel 42:11
that whichJoshua 1:15
the citiesJoshua 15:46
the EgyptiansExodus 14:13
the instructions2 Kings 16:11
the kindGenesis 27:9
the landGenesis 28:4
the likes of whichDaniel 12:1
the man2 Samuel 19:10
the nameEzekiel 36:23
the One whoJeremiah 5:22
the ones who1 Chronicles 12:15
the overseer2 Kings 10:5
the ownerLeviticus 14:35
the people who1 Kings 9:20
the placeGenesis 50:11
the places that areEzekiel 42:14
the storehousesGenesis 41:56
the ways ofJob 27:11
theirGenesis 35:4
ThenPsalms 144:12
These areZechariah 13:6
these people2 Chronicles 8:7
they have1 Kings 11:33
they ownGenesis 47:1
they ownedNumbers 16:33
They were2 Kings 23:11
thing with whichDeuteronomy 6:11
things that1 Samuel 12:21
This [is]Song Of Solomon 1:1
This [room was]Jeremiah 35:4
those things by whichExodus 29:33
those to whomIsaiah 20:6
those who [are]2 Kings 6:16
those with whomIsaiah 47:15
to him on yourGenesis 42:38
to oneAmos 6:10
to one of the men whoJudges 14:20
to producePsalms 119:38
to the keeper2 Kings 10:22
To the manJudges 1:12
To the man whoJoshua 15:16
to the one from whomLeviticus 27:24
to the ownerLeviticus 6:5
to the stewardGenesis 43:16
to those whoJudges 3:2
under2 Kings 25:10
upon whichLeviticus 11:35
was a large one thatJeremiah 41:9
was like2 Samuel 16:23
was whatGenesis 49:28
WePsalms 55:14
were [guarding]Judges 7:11
were afraidNehemiah 6:16
were the menNumbers 1:44
what belongsGenesis 33:9
what will happenJeremiah 6:18
whatever elseNumbers 6:21
whatever matterLeviticus 5:4
when theyExodus 18:11
whetherNumbers 18:15
which [stands]Joshua 22:29
which [was]Jeremiah 20:2
which contains1 Kings 8:21
which is1 Samuel 15:7
who [are]Judges 7:18
who [dwelt]Judges 8:31
who had1 Samuel 14:21
whomeverGenesis 6:2
with what1 Samuel 30:23
withinExodus 20:10
withoutEsther 4:11
Yet becauseEcclesiastes 8:13
You brought them1 Kings 8:51
you fromIsaiah 41:9
you likeDeuteronomy 1:44
you whateverGenesis 34:11
You whoseJob 37:17
your fateIsaiah 47:13
your message1 Kings 5:8
your own2 Kings 20:18
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:7
Aligned rows5,502
Books represented39
Genesis411Exodus309Leviticus309Numbers295Deuteronomy584Joshua265Judges177Ruth421 Samuel2372 Samuel1911 Kings3772 Kings3191 Chronicles912 Chronicles254Ezra24Nehemiah96Esther99Job40Psalms102Proverbs12Ecclesiastes89Song Of Solomon1Isaiah171Jeremiah460Lamentations9Ezekiel342Daniel47Hosea12Joel12Amos18Obadiah4Jonah12Micah16Nahum2Habakkuk3Zephaniah6Haggai7Zechariah44Malachi13
Source forms
אֲשֶׁר־1,290x’ă·šer-Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 2:11
אֲשֶׁ֣ר1,040x’ă·šerGenesis 1:31, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:12
אֲשֶׁ֥ר974x’ă·šerGenesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:8
אֲשֶׁ֨ר499x’ă·šerGenesis 2:19, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 9:2
אֲשֶׁ֤ר298x’ă·šerGenesis 3:17, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:14
אֲשֶׁ֖ר179x’ă·šerGenesis 1:7, Genesis 14:6, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 22:2
אֲשֶׁר֙129x’ă·šerGenesis 1:7, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 22:14
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר109xka·’ă·šerGenesis 12:11, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:1, Genesis 24:52
Parsing patterns
Pronoun - relative4,804xGenesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative494xGenesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative107xGenesis 7:23, Genesis 24:7, Genesis 34:11, Genesis 39:23
Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative23xGenesis 27:8, Genesis 43:16, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 16:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative15xGenesis 26:29, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 17:11, Numbers 14:19
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative15xGenesis 47:24, Joshua 17:16, 1 Samuel 30:27, 1 Samuel 30:28
Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative15xGenesis 21:17, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23, Judges 5:27
Preposition-m | Pronoun - relative15xExodus 5:11, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 14:30, Numbers 6:11
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