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me.a.sher is a relative particle that links a person, thing, place, or circumstance to a following clause in Scripture.
The attested form functions as a relative particle, connecting a referent with a qualifying clause, including places where straw may be found, what the young men draw, and circumstances from which events come.
Senses in use
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Relative link to a qualifying clause · dominant
The supplied morphology identifies each occurrence as a relative particle. In Exodus 5:11 the APB renders a source or location clause as “from wherever you find it”; in Ruth 2:9 it renders “from what the young men draw”; and in Isaiah 47:13 it renders “from which these things come upon you.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB reflects the relative connection with varied phrasing, including “wherever,” “what,” and “which,” while its whole-verse translation does not align an English token to the particle in every occurrence.