אָשֵׁר

a.sherProper Noun (Masculine)H0836

Asher

From: from H833 (אָשַׁר),

Short Definition

happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Israel (H3478) and Zilpah (H2153); brother of: Gad (H1410); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Imnah (H3232), Ishvah (H3438), Ishvi (H3440), Beriah (H1283) and Serah (H8294); also translated "pine" or "cypress wood" at (?); Ashurite at (?); § Asher = "happy" 1) son of Jacob and Zilpah 2) the tribe descended from ) a city east of Shechem in Manasseh

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

38 times

Appears 38 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
11
Joshua
8
Genesis
4
Judges
4
1 Chronicles
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:2
  • Exodus 1:4
  • Genesis 49:20
  • Joshua 17:11
  • Numbers 1:40

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