The meaning of “אָשֵׁר”
Understanding ʼÂshêr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Asher - § Asher = "happy" - happy - Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory - also a...
אָשֵׁר
Asher - § Asher = "happy" - happy - Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory - also a place in Palestine 1) son of Jacob and Zilpah 2) the tribe descended from Asher 3) a city east of Shechem in Manasseh
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 46:17 | “And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.” Word: אָשֵׁר (ʼÂshêr) | |
| Numbers 10:26 | “And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.” Word: אָשֵׁר (ʼÂshêr) | |
| Joshua 19:31 | “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.” Word: אָשֵׁר (ʼÂshêr) | |
| 1 Kings 4:16 | “Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:” Word: אָשֵׁר (ʼÂshêr) | |
| 2 Chronicles 30:11 | “Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.” Word: אָשֵׁר (ʼÂshêr) |
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