אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher · ash-er' · pronoun · “who, which, that”
Asher is the Hebrew relative pronoun — «who, which, that» — quietly threading together much of the Old Testament. Its small word does heavy work.
Asher knits sentences together: «the man asher walks not in the counsel of the wicked» (Psalm 1:1). Like Greek hos, it can be unobtrusive but theologically loaded.
Exodus 3:14 plays with related words: «I AM asher I AM» — «I am that I am.» Sometimes a small word carries the universe.
Definition: who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
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.
Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).
Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.