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אֲשֶׁר H834
H834 is the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר, transliterated ʼăsher and said ash-er'. The King James Version most often renders it because.
What it means
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc..
Where it comes from
a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 67 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [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.
Verses using אֲשֶׁר
The first 40 of 105 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:7 · KJV
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
Genesis 1:11 · KJV
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:31 · KJV
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 2:8 · KJV
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:11 · KJV
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 3:17 · KJV
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 6:4 · KJV
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 7:9 · KJV
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
Genesis 7:15 · KJV
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
Genesis 7:23 · KJV
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Genesis 11:7 · KJV
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
Genesis 12:11 · KJV
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Genesis 13:16 · KJV
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Genesis 14:24 · KJV
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis 17:14 · KJV
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
Genesis 18:17 · KJV
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
Genesis 18:19 · KJV
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Genesis 18:33 · KJV
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Genesis 19:12 · KJV
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
Genesis 19:21 · KJV
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
Genesis 22:14 · KJV
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Genesis 22:16 · KJV
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
Genesis 22:18 · KJV
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis 24:15 · KJV
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Genesis 26:18 · KJV
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
Genesis 27:4 · KJV
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Genesis 27:8 · KJV
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Genesis 27:10 · KJV
And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
Genesis 27:41 · KJV
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Genesis 27:44 · KJV
And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
Genesis 28:15 · KJV
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Genesis 30:18 · KJV
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Genesis 30:29 · KJV
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
Genesis 31:32 · KJV
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
Genesis 31:49 · KJV
And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Genesis 38:10 · KJV
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
Genesis 38:18 · KJV
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
Genesis 39:9 · KJV
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Genesis 41:38 · KJV
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
Genesis 42:21 · KJV
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Common questions
What does Strong's H834 mean?
H834 is the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher), meaning who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc..
How is H834 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it because (14 times), which (12 times), that (11 times), whom (5 times), whose (4 times), among others.
How many times does H834 appear in the Bible?
אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher) is tagged in 105 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H834 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number).
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