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Hebrew · H835

אֶשֶׁר

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

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אֶשֶׁר H835
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
Blessed 25× Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 2:12, Psalms 32:2
How blessed 6× 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 he 2× Psalms 32:1, Psalms 146:5
and blessed 1× Proverbs 16:20
Blessed [are] you 1× Deuteronomy 33:29
Blessed [is] 1× Daniel 12:12
Blessed are 1× Isaiah 30:18
Blessed are you 1× Ecclesiastes 10:17
Blessed is 1× Psalms 137:9
blessings 1× Psalms 128:2
but blessed [is] 1× Proverbs 29:18
but blessed is 1× Proverbs 14:21
for blessed 1× Proverbs 8:32
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:29 אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ to Blessed [are] you Interjection | second person masculine singular 1 Kings 10:8 אַשְׁרֵ֣י to How blessed Interjection 1 Kings 10:8 אַשְׁרֵ֖י to How blessed Interjection 2 Chronicles 9:7 אַשְׁרֵ֣י to How blessed Interjection 2 Chronicles 9:7 וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י to How blessed Conjunctive waw | Interjection Job 5:17 אַשְׁרֵ֣י to Blessed Interjection Psalms 1:1 אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־ to Blessed Interjection Psalms 2:12 אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י to Blessed Interjection Psalms 32:1 אַשְׁרֵ֥י to Blessed is he Interjection Psalms 32:2 אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי to Blessed Interjection
Usage map

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

First aligned row Deuteronomy 33:29
Aligned rows 45
Books represented 9
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 2 Job 1 Psalms 26 Proverbs 8 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 3 Daniel 1
Source forms
אַשְׁרֵ֣י 9x ’aš·rê 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 33:12
אַ֭שְׁרֵי 5x ’aš·rê Psalms 41:1, Psalms 84:4, Psalms 106:3, Psalms 119:2
אַשְׁרֵ֥י 4x ’aš·rê Psalms 32:1, Psalms 119:1, Psalms 137:8, Daniel 12:12
אַשְׁרֵ֖י 3x ’aš·rê 1 Kings 10:8, Proverbs 20:7, Isaiah 30:18
אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי 3x ’aš·rê Psalms 32:2, Psalms 40:4, Proverbs 8:34
אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י 3x ’aš·rê Psalms 34:8, Psalms 84:12, Psalms 144:15
אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀ 3x ’aš·rê Psalms 65:4, Psalms 94:12, Psalms 137:9
אַשְׁרֵ֤י 2x ’aš·rê Psalms 127:5, Isaiah 56:2
Parsing patterns
Interjection 36x 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1
Interjection | third person masculine singular 3x Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 16:20, Proverbs 29:18
Conjunctive waw | Interjection 2x 2 Chronicles 9:7, Proverbs 8:32
Interjection | second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 128:2
Interjection | second person feminine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 10:17
Interjection | second person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 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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