Hebrew proper noun (a person) · H836
אָשֵׁר
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Asher
43 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼÂshêr
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H836is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 39Old Testament books
- 24spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H836
happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
The King James renders it: Asher
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Asher is rendered "Asher". It stands 43 times in the Hebrew text, across ten books.
- Twelve of the uses stand in Numbers, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 30:13Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-four different ways.
The first use
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
Genesis 30:13אָשֵֽׁר׃
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twelve of the word's forty-three uses are in Numbers.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Asher28
- and Asher4
- from Asher3
- and of Asher2
- and on Asher2
- in Asher2
- and in Asher1
- for Asher1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 43, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
24 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- אָשֵׁ֖ר6
- אָשֵׁ֗ר5
- אָשֵׁ֔ר5
- אָשֵׁ֑ר5
- אָ֠שֵׁר2
- וּבְאָשֵׁר֙2
- אָשֵׁר֮1
- אָשֵׁ֜ר1
- אָשֵׁ֥ר1
- אָשֵׁר֙1
- אָשֵֽׁר׃1
- בְּאָשֵׁ֤ר1
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- proper noun (a name)28HNpm
- preposition + proper noun (a name)6HR/Npm
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)5HC/R/Npm
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)4HC/Npm
Genesis
four uses
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
- אָשֵֽׁר׃ʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
- וְאָשֵׁ֑רveasherconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Asher
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
- אָשֵׁ֗רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
- מֵאָשֵׁ֖רmeasherpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: from Asher
Exodus
one use
Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
- וְאָשֵֽׁר׃veasherconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Asher
Numbers
twelve uses
from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
- לְאָשֵׁ֕רleasherpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: for Asher
From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- אָשֵׁ֔רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.
- אָשֵׁ֑רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
- אָשֵׁ֑רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
- אָשֵׁ֔רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.
- אָשֵׁ֑רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
- אָשֵׁ֑רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
- אָשֵׁ֔רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.
- אָשֵׁר֮ʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.
- אָשֵׁ֖רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.
- אָשֵׁ֖רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;
- אָשֵׁ֖רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Deuteronomy
three uses
And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
- וְאָשֵׁ֔רveasherconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Asher
And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
- וּלְאָשֵׁ֣רuleasherconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and of Asher
- אָשֵׁ֑רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Joshua
eight uses
Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
- מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔רmeasherpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: from Asher
Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.
- וּבְאָשֵׁר֙uveasherconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and on Asher
Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
- וּבְאָשֵׁ֗רuveasherconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and in Asher
The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
- אָשֵׁ֖רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.
- אָשֵׁ֖רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
- וּבְאָשֵׁר֙uveasherconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and on Asher
The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
- אָ֠שֵׁרʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
- אָשֵׁ֔רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Judges
four uses
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
- אָשֵׁ֗רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
- אָשֵׁ֗רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.
- בְּאָשֵׁ֤רbeasherpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: in Asher
Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.
- אָשֵׁ֖רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
1 Kings
one use
Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;
- בְּאָשֵׁ֖רbeasherpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: in Asher
1 Chronicles
six uses
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- וְאָשֵֽׁר׃ סveasherconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Asher
The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
- אָשֵׁ֜רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
- אָשֵׁ֔רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
- אָשֵׁ֗רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
- אָ֠שֵׁרʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
- וּמֵאָשֵׁ֗רumeasherconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and of Asher
2 Chronicles
one use
Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
- מֵאָשֵׁ֥רmeasherpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: from Asher
Ezekiel
three uses
Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
- אָשֵׁ֥רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
- אָשֵׁ֗רʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
And on the west side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
- אָשֵׁר֙ʾasherproper noun (a name)tagged: Asher
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.