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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אָשֵׁרH836

Pronunciationʾāšēr

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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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".

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 Asher15×Genesis 46:17, Numbers 1:40, Numbers 1:41, Numbers 2:27

Asher11×Genesis 30:13, Deuteronomy 27:13, Joshua 17:10, Joshua 19:34

and Asher4×Genesis 35:26, Exodus 1:4, Joshua 17:11, 1 Chronicles 2:2

from Asher4×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 Asher1×Deuteronomy 33:24

Asher’s1×Genesis 49:20

in Asher1×1 Kings 4:16

May Asher1×Deuteronomy 33:24

of Asher they were given1×Joshua 21:30

of Asher’s1×Numbers 26:46

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

First aligned rowGenesis 30:13

Aligned rows43

Books represented10

Genesis4Exodus1Numbers12Deuteronomy3Joshua8Judges41 Kings11 Chronicles62 Chronicles1Ezekiel3

Source forms

אָשֵׁ֖ר6x’ā·šêrNumbers 26:46, Numbers 26:47, Numbers 34:27, Joshua 19:24

אָשֵׁ֗ר5x’ā·šêrGenesis 46:17, Judges 1:31, Judges 5:17, 1 Chronicles 7:30

אָשֵׁ֔ר5x’ā·šêrNumbers 1:40, Numbers 2:27, Numbers 13:13, Joshua 21:30

אָשֵׁ֑ר5x’ā·šêrNumbers 1:41, Numbers 2:27, Numbers 7:72, Numbers 10:26

אָ֠שֵׁר2x’ā·šêrJoshua 21:6, 1 Chronicles 7:40

וּבְאָשֵׁר֙2xū·ḇə·’ā·šêrJoshua 17:10, Joshua 19:34

אָשֵׁר֮1x’ā·šêrNumbers 26:44

אָשֵׁ֜ר1x’ā·šêr1 Chronicles 6:62

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular28xGenesis 30:13, Genesis 46:17, Numbers 1:40, Numbers 1:41

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular4xGenesis 35:26, Exodus 1:4, Deuteronomy 27:13, 1 Chronicles 2:2

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular3xJoshua 17:10, Joshua 17:11, Joshua 19:34

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular3xGenesis 49:20, Joshua 17:7, 2 Chronicles 30:11

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular2xJudges 6:35, 1 Kings 4:16

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 33:24

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular1x1 Chronicles 12:36

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xNumbers 1:13

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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אָשֵׁר

What does אָשֵׁר (ʾāšēr) mean in the Bible?

What does אָשֵׁר (ʾāšēr) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H836?

Where does אָשֵׁר (ʾāšēr) appear in Scripture?

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