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Hebrew · H835

אֶשֶׁר

Happiness ; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!

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אֶשֶׁרH835
Pronunciation’ašərê

What does אֶשֶׁר (’ašərê) mean in the Bible?

אֶשֶׁר (’ašərê) is a Hebrew word meaning "happiness ; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!".

Full entry for אֶשֶׁר (H835) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does אֶשֶׁר (’ašərê) mean in the Bible?

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How does the BSB render H835?

The BSB source-word alignment has 45 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Blessed (25), How blessed (6), Blessed [are] (2), Blessed is he (2), and blessed (1).

Where does אֶשֶׁר (’ašərê) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 33:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (26), Proverbs (8), Isaiah (3), 1 Kings (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Blessed25×Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 2:12, Psalms 32:2
How blessed6×1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Psalms 84:4, Psalms 84:12
Blessed [are]2×Psalms 106:3, Proverbs 20:7
Blessed is he2×Psalms 32:1, Psalms 146:5
and blessed1×Proverbs 16:20
Blessed [are] you1×Deuteronomy 33:29
Blessed [is]1×Daniel 12:12
Blessed are1×Isaiah 30:18
Blessed are you1×Ecclesiastes 10:17
Blessed is1×Psalms 137:9
blessings1×Psalms 128:2
but blessed [is]1×Proverbs 29:18
but blessed is1×Proverbs 14:21
for blessed1×Proverbs 8:32
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:29אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָtoBlessed [are] youInterjection | second person masculine singular1 Kings 10:8אַשְׁרֵ֣יtoHow blessedInterjection1 Kings 10:8אַשְׁרֵ֖יtoHow blessedInterjection2 Chronicles 9:7אַשְׁרֵ֣יtoHow blessedInterjection2 Chronicles 9:7וְאַשְׁרֵ֖יtoHow blessedConjunctive waw | InterjectionJob 5:17אַשְׁרֵ֣יtoBlessedInterjectionPsalms 1:1אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־toBlessedInterjectionPsalms 2:12אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗יtoBlessedInterjectionPsalms 32:1אַשְׁרֵ֥יtoBlessed is heInterjectionPsalms 32:2אַ֥שְֽׁרֵיtoBlessedInterjection
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 33:29
Aligned rows45
Books represented9
Deuteronomy11 Kings22 Chronicles2Job1Psalms26Proverbs8Ecclesiastes1Isaiah3Daniel1
Source forms
אַשְׁרֵ֣י9x’aš·rê1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 33:12
אַ֭שְׁרֵי5x’aš·rêPsalms 41:1, Psalms 84:4, Psalms 106:3, Psalms 119:2
אַשְׁרֵ֥י4x’aš·rêPsalms 32:1, Psalms 119:1, Psalms 137:8, Daniel 12:12
אַשְׁרֵ֖י3x’aš·rê1 Kings 10:8, Proverbs 20:7, Isaiah 30:18
אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי3x’aš·rêPsalms 32:2, Psalms 40:4, Proverbs 8:34
אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י3x’aš·rêPsalms 34:8, Psalms 84:12, Psalms 144:15
אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀3x’aš·rêPsalms 65:4, Psalms 94:12, Psalms 137:9
אַשְׁרֵ֤י2x’aš·rêPsalms 127:5, Isaiah 56:2
Parsing patterns
Interjection36x1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1
Interjection | third person masculine singular3xProverbs 14:21, Proverbs 16:20, Proverbs 29:18
Conjunctive waw | Interjection2x2 Chronicles 9:7, Proverbs 8:32
Interjection | second person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 128:2
Interjection | second person feminine singular1xEcclesiastes 10:17
Interjection | second person masculine plural1xIsaiah 32:20
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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