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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Strong's #836 - אָשֵׁר

Transliteration

ʼÂshêr

Phonetics

aw-share'

Origin

from (H833)

Parts of Speech

proper locative noun, proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Asher = "happy"
1. son of Jacob and Zilpah
2. the tribe descended from Asher
3. a city east of Shechem in Manasseh

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 768 ‑ Ἀσήρ (as‑ayr');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (43)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

BSB (40)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

CSB (37)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

ESV (41)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

KJV (43)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

LEB (43)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

LSB (43)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

N95 (43)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

NAS (43)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (43)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 12

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 8

Judges 4

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 1

Ezekiel 3

ASV (43)

and asher 4

and in asher 1

and of asher 2

and out of asher 1

asher 4

be asher 1

in asher 1

men of asher 1

of asher 23

out of asher 1

to asher 2

unto asher 1

was from asher 1

BSB (40)

and asher 4

and concerning asher 1

asher 11

asher''s 1

from asher 4

in asher 1

may asher 1

of asher 15

of asher they received 1

of asher''s 1

CSB (37)

asher 29

asher's 7

of asher 1

ESV (41)

asher 40

asher's 1

KJV (43)

asher 43

LEB (43)

and asher 5

and of asher 1

asher 27

asher according to 2

asher were forty 1

for asher 1

from asher 1

is asher 1

of asher 1

s 1

throughout asher 1

was in asher 1

LSB (43)

asher 43

N95 (43)

asher 43

NAS (43)

asher 43

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (43)

and asher 4

and out of asher 1

asher 5

in asher 2

men of asher 1

of asher 25

to asher 3

was from asher 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

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 Genesis 30:13; Genesis 35:26; Genesis 46:17; Exodus 1:4; Numbers 26:46; 1 Chronicles 2:2.

2 the tribe Genesis 49:20; Numbers 1:13; Deuteronomy 27:13; Deuteronomy 33:24 (twice in verse); Joshua 17:10,11; Joshua 19:34; Judges 1:31; Judges 5:17; Judges 6:36; Judges 7:23; 1 Kings 4:16; 1 Chronicles 12:36; 2 Chronicles 30:11; Ezekiel 48:2,3,34; בְּנֵי אָשֵׁר Numbers 1:40; Numbers 2:27; Numbers 7:72; Numbers 10:26; Numbers 26:44,47; Numbers 34:27; Joshua 19:24,31; 1 Chronicles 7:30,40; מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר Numbers 1:41; Numbers 2:27; Numbers 13:13; Joshua 21:6,30; 1 Chronicles 6:47; 1 Chronicles 6:59.

3. proper name, of a location city east of Shechem Joshua 17:7.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אָשֵׁר comp. pr.n. אָשֵׁר).

(1) to be straight, right, i.q. יָשַׁר especially used of a straight way, hence also of what is upright, erect, whence comes the signification of firmness and strength, in the Talmud.

(2) to go straight on, and generally to go, Proverbs 9:6.

(3) to be successful, to prosper, to be fortunate, compare the kindred roots יָשַׁר No. 3, כָּשֵׁר and עָשַׁר.

Piel אִשֵּׁר

(1) to guide, or lead straight, Proverbs 23:19; Isaiah 1:17, אַשְּׁרוּ חָמוֹץ “lead the oppressor right,” into the right way, (unless, comparing Pual No. 2, we render with the ancient versions, ῥύσασθε ἀδικούμενον. Vulg. subvenite oppresso, pr. make the oppressed happy), and generally to lead, Isaiah 3:12, 9:15.

(2) intrans. to go on, Proverbs 4:14.

(3) to pronounce happy, or fortunate, Genesis 30:13 Ps: 72:17 Proverbs 31:28; Song of Solomon 6:9; Job 29:11.

Pual אֻשַּׁר and אוּשַּׁר

(1) to be led, Isaiah 9:15.

(2) to be made fortunate, Psalms 41:3; Proverbs 3:18.

Derivative nouns are אָשֵׁר, אֲשֵׁרָה, אֶשֶׁר, אשֶׁר, אֲשׁוּר, אַשּׁוּר, תְּאַשּׁוּר, אֻשַּׁרְנָא.

אָשֵׁר (“fortunate,” “happy,” compare Genesis 20:13), [Asher], pr.n.

(1) of a son of Jacob and his concubine Zilpah (Genesis 30:13, 35:26 ), ancestor of the tribe of the same name (Numbers 1:40, 41 ), whose boundaries are described as on the northern border of the holy land, -Josh. 19:2431. The Gentile noun is אֲשֵׁרִי Judges 1:32.

(2) a town to the east of Shechem, Joshua 17:17.

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List of Word Forms

אָ֠שֵׁר אָשֵֽׁר׃ אָשֵׁ֑ר אָשֵׁ֔ר אָשֵׁ֖ר אָשֵׁ֗ר אָשֵׁ֜ר אָשֵׁ֥ר אָשֵׁר֙ אָשֵׁר֮ אשר אשר׃ בְּאָשֵׁ֖ר בְּאָשֵׁ֤ר באשר וְאָשֵֽׁר׃ וְאָשֵׁ֑ר וְאָשֵׁ֔ר וּבְאָשֵׁ֗ר וּבְאָשֵׁר֙ וּלְאָשֵׁ֣ר וּמֵאָשֵׁ֗ר ואשר ואשר׃ ובאשר ולאשר ומאשר לְאָשֵׁ֕ר לאשר מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔ר מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר מֵאָשֵׁ֥ר מאשר ’ā·šêr ’āšêr aSher bə’āšêr bə·’ā·šêr beaSher lə’āšêr lə·’ā·šêr leaSher mê’āšêr mê·’ā·šêr meaSher ū·ḇə·’ā·šêr ū·lə·’ā·šêr ū·mê·’ā·šêr ūḇə’āšêr ūlə’āšêr uleaSher ūmê’āšêr umeaSher uveaSher veaSher wə’āšêr wə·’ā·šêr