What does אָשֵׁר (ʾāšēr) mean in the Bible?
אָשֵׁר (ʾāšēr) is a Hebrew word meaning "Asher , a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine".
Hebrew · H836
אָשֵׁר
Asher , a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
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אָשֵׁר H836
Pronunciation ʾāšēr
What does אָשֵׁר (ʾāšēr) mean in the Bible?
אָשֵׁר (ʾāšēr) is a Hebrew word meaning "Asher , a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H836?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Asher (15), Asher (11), and Asher (4), from Asher (4), . . . (3).
Where does אָשֵׁר (ʾāšēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (12), Joshua (8), 1 Chronicles (6), Genesis (4).
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 of Asher 15× Genesis 46:17, Numbers 1:40, Numbers 1:41, Numbers 2:27
Asher 11× Genesis 30:13, Deuteronomy 27:13, Joshua 17:10, Joshua 19:34
and Asher 4× Genesis 35:26, Exodus 1:4, Joshua 17:11, 1 Chronicles 2:2
from Asher 4× Numbers 1:13, Joshua 17:7, 1 Chronicles 12:36, 2 Chronicles 30:11
. . . 3× Numbers 2:27, Numbers 7:72, Numbers 10:26
And concerning Asher 1× Deuteronomy 33:24
Asher’s 1× Genesis 49:20
in Asher 1× 1 Kings 4:16
May Asher 1× Deuteronomy 33:24
of Asher they were given 1× Joshua 21:30
of Asher’s 1× Numbers 26:46
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:13 אָשֵֽׁר׃ to Asher Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 35:26 וְאָשֵׁ֑ר to and Asher Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 46:17 אָשֵׁ֗ר to of Asher Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 49:20 מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר to Asher’s Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 1:4 וְאָשֵֽׁר׃ to and Asher Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:13 לְאָשֵׁ֕ר to from Asher Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:40 אָשֵׁ֔ר to of Asher Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:41 אָשֵׁ֑ר to of Asher Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 2:27 אָשֵׁ֑ר to of Asher Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 2:27 אָשֵׁ֔ר to . . . Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:13
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 10
Genesis 4 Exodus 1 Numbers 12 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 8 Judges 4 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
אָשֵׁ֖ר 6x ’ā·šêr Numbers 26:46, Numbers 26:47, Numbers 34:27, Joshua 19:24
אָשֵׁ֗ר 5x ’ā·šêr Genesis 46:17, Judges 1:31, Judges 5:17, 1 Chronicles 7:30
אָשֵׁ֔ר 5x ’ā·šêr Numbers 1:40, Numbers 2:27, Numbers 13:13, Joshua 21:30
אָשֵׁ֑ר 5x ’ā·šêr Numbers 1:41, Numbers 2:27, Numbers 7:72, Numbers 10:26
אָ֠שֵׁר 2x ’ā·šêr Joshua 21:6, 1 Chronicles 7:40
וּבְאָשֵׁר֙ 2x ū·ḇə·’ā·šêr Joshua 17:10, Joshua 19:34
אָשֵׁר֮ 1x ’ā·šêr Numbers 26:44
אָשֵׁ֜ר 1x ’ā·šêr 1 Chronicles 6:62
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 28x Genesis 30:13, Genesis 46:17, Numbers 1:40, Numbers 1:41
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Genesis 35:26, Exodus 1:4, Deuteronomy 27:13, 1 Chronicles 2:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Joshua 17:10, Joshua 17:11, Joshua 19:34
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Genesis 49:20, Joshua 17:7, 2 Chronicles 30:11
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Judges 6:35, 1 Kings 4:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 12:36
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Numbers 1:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Asher , a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Asher , a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
Extended definition
Asher
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G768 LXX equivalent Greek
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain