Strong's Lexicon

H836

H836 — אָשֵׁר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewAshernameOccurrences: 43

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H836
Word:	אָשֵׁר
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	from H833, happy
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	43
Transliteration:	Asher
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	aw-share'
Meaning:	1. Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory 2. also a place in Israel
KJV Renderings:	Asher

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BDB839

אָשֵׁר proper name, masculine Asher (happy one, Felix, compare Phoenician אשרשלח, which however may contain (god) Asshur or Osiris, compare Bae^{Rel 161}).

1. son of Jacob and Zilpah Gen 30:13; Gen 35:26; Gen 46:17; Exod 1:4; Num 26:46; 1Chr 2:2.

2. the tribe Gen 49:20; Num 1:13; Deut 27:13; Deut 33:24 (twice in verse); Josh 17:10; Josh 17:11; Josh 19:34; Judg 1:31; Judg 5:17; Judg 6:36; Judg 7:23; 1Kgs 4:16; 1Chr 12:36; 2Chr 30:11; Ezek 48:2; Ezek 48:3; Ezek 48:34 בְּנֵי אָשֵׁר Num 1:40; Num 2:27; Num 7:72; Num 10:26; Num 26:44; Num 26:47; Num 34:27; Josh 19:24; Josh 19:31; 1Chr 7:30; 1Chr 7:40 מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר Num 1:41; Num 2:27; Num 13:13; Josh 21:6; Josh 21:30; 1Chr 6:47; 1Chr 6:59.

3. proper name [of a location] city east of Shechem Josh 17:7.

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אשר (oh’-sher)

Genesis 30:13

KJV: And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.Happy…: Heb. In my happinessAsher: that is, Happy

EHCC: Leah said, Happy am I, (marg. In my

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