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 BaeRel 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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