Lexicon :: Strong's H836 - 'āšēr

אָשֵׁר

Transliteration

'āšēr

Pronunciation

aw-share'

Part of Speech

proper locative noun, proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From אָשַׁר (H833)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

אָשֵׁר ʼÂshêr, aw-share'; from H833, happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine:—Asher

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H836 in the following manner: Asher (43x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H836 in the following manner: Asher (43x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

אָשֵׁר ʼÂshêr, aw-share'; from H833, happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine:—Asher

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H836: Abbreviations

† 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.

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