אֲשֶׁר

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(relative part.)
• 2.which, who
• 3.that (in obj clause)
• 4.when
• 5.that which
• 6.(conj)
• 7.since
• 8.as
• 9.conditional if

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼăsher; Pronunciation: ash-er'