"כאשר" meaning in Hebrew

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Conjunction

Forms: כַּאֲשֶׁר [canonical], ka'ashér [romanization]
Etymology: From כְּ־ (k'-, “like, as”) + אֲשֶׁר (ashér, “that, which”); compare כְּשֶׁ־ (k'she-). Etymology templates: {{af|he|כְּ־|אֲשֶׁר|t1=like, as|t2=that, which|tr1=k'-|tr2=ashér}} כְּ־ (k'-, “like, as”) + אֲשֶׁר (ashér, “that, which”) Head templates: {{head|he|conjunction|head=כַּאֲשֶׁר|tr=ka'ashér}} כַּאֲשֶׁר • (ka'ashér)
  1. When, as, at the time that.
    Sense id: en-כאשר-he-conj-2ERoYeME Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see כ־, אשר.
    Sense id: en-כאשר-he-conj-hSQC5lBg Categories (other): Hebrew terms prefixed with כ־ Disambiguation of Hebrew terms prefixed with כ־: 42 58
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "conj",
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          "_dis": "97 3",
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          "_dis": "98 2",
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              12,
              14
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          "english": "and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0201#א_יז|1:17]], with translation of the King James Version:",
          "text": "וְלֹא עָשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם",
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        "When, as, at the time that."
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          "text": "וְלֹא עָשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם",
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