Asher — the meaning of the Hebrew name אָשֵׁר

אָשֵׁר

ʼÂshêr · pronounced aw-share' · Strong's H836 · a people

Asher means Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory.

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Strong's definition

from H833, happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 30:13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. (KJV)

Every verse that names Asher

41 occurrences in 41 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezekiel

Gen 30:13Gen 35:26Gen 46:17Gen 49:20Exod 1:4Num 1:13Num 1:40Num 1:41Num 2:27Num 7:72Num 10:26Num 13:13Num 26:44Num 26:46Num 26:47Num 34:27Deut 27:13Deut 33:24Josh 17:7Josh 17:10Josh 17:11Josh 19:24Josh 19:31Josh 19:34Josh 21:6Josh 21:30Judg 1:31Judg 5:17Judg 6:35Judg 7:231Kgs 4:161Chr 2:21Chr 6:471Chr 6:591Chr 7:301Chr 7:401Chr 12:372Chr 30:11Ezek 48:2Ezek 48:3Ezek 48:34

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