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Lexicon :: Strong's H833 - 'āšar

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אָשַׁר
Transliteration
'āšar
Pronunciation
aw-shar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 183

Strong’s Definitions

אָשַׁר ʼâshar, aw-shar'; or אָשֵׁר ʼâshêr; a primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper:—(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H833 in the following manner: blessed (7x), lead (2x), go (2x), guide (1x), happy (2x), leaders (1x), relieve (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H833 in the following manner: blessed (7x), lead (2x), go (2x), guide (1x), happy (2x), leaders (1x), relieve (1x).

  1. to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress

    1. (Qal) to go straight on, make progress

    2. (Piel)

      1. to go straight on, advance

      2. to lead on (causative)

      3. to set right, righten

      4. to pronounce happy, call blessed

    3. (Pual)

      1. to be advanced, be led on

      2. to be made happy, be blessed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָשַׁר ʼâshar, aw-shar'; or אָשֵׁר ʼâshêr; a primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper:—(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
STRONGS H833: Abbreviations
† [אָשַׁר] verb go straight, go on, advance (Assyrian ašâru ZimBP 11; Arabic, Aramaic in derivatives) —
Qal Imperative אִשְׁרוּ Proverbs 9:6 אִשְׁרוּ בְדֶרֶךְ בִּינָה go straight on in the way of understanding.
Pi. Perfect אִשְּׁרוּ Malachi 3:12; Genesis 30:13; Imperfect תְּאַשֵּׁר Proverbs 4:14 + 4 times; Imperative אַשֵּׁר Proverbs 23:19; Participle plural מְאַשְּׁרִים Malachi 3:15 + 2 times; —
1. intensive go straight on, advance Proverbs 4:14.
2. causative lead on Proverbs 23:19; Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 9:15.
3. set right, righten Isaiah 1:17.
4. pronounce happy, call blessed Genesis 30:13 (J) Job 29:11; Psalm 72:17; Proverbs 31:28; Songs 6:9; Malachi 3:12, 15.
Pu. Imperfect יְאֻשַּׁר Psalm 41:3; Participle מְאֻשָּׁר Proverbs 3:18; Isaiah 9:15.
1. be led on Isaiah 9:15.
2. be made happy, blessed Psalm 41:3; Proverbs 3:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:13; 30:13

Job

29:11

Psalms

41:3; 41:3; 72:17

Proverbs

3:18; 3:18; 4:14; 4:14; 9:6; 23:19; 23:19; 31:28

Song of Songs

6:9

Isaiah

1:17; 3:12; 9:15; 9:15; 9:15

Malachi

3:12; 3:12; 3:15; 3:15

H833

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H833 matches the Hebrew אָשַׁר ('āšar),
which occurs 17 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:13 - Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:11 - Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:2 - The LORD protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:17 - May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him,[fn] and they will call him blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:18 - She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:14 - Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:28 - Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9 - but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the only daughter of her mother, the favorite of the one who bore her. The young women saw her and called her blessed; the queens and concubines praised her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:17 - Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.[fn] Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:16 - Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:12 - “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the LORD Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:15 - But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evildoers prosper, and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’ ”
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