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Lexicon :: Strong's H836 - 'āšēr

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אָשֵׁר
Transliteration
'āšēr
Pronunciation
aw-share'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אָשֵׁר ʼÂshêr, aw-share'; from H833, happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine:—Asher

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H836 in the following manner: Asher (43x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H836 in the following manner: Asher (43x).

  1. Asher = "happy"

    1. son of Jacob and Zilpah

    2. the tribe descended from Asher

    3. a city east of Shechem in Manasseh

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָשֵׁר ʼÂshêr, aw-share'; from H833, happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine:—Asher
STRONGS H836: Abbreviations
† אָשֵׁר proper name, masculine Asher (happy one, Felix, compare Phoenician אשרשלח, which however may contain (god) Asshur or Osiris, compare BaeRel 161).
1. son of Jacob and Zilpah Genesis 30:13; Genesis 35:26; Genesis 46:17; Exodus 1:4; Numbers 26:46; 1 Chronicles 2:2.
2. the tribe Genesis 49:20; Numbers 1:13; Deuteronomy 27:13; Deuteronomy 33:24 (twice in verse); Joshua 17:10, 11; Joshua 19:34; Judges 1:31; Judges 5:17; Judges 6:36; Judges 7:23; 1 Kings 4:16; 1 Chronicles 12:36; 2 Chronicles 30:11; Ezekiel 48:2, 3, 34; בְּנֵי אָשֵׁר Numbers 1:40; Numbers 2:27; Numbers 7:72; Numbers 10:26; Numbers 26:44, 47; Numbers 34:27; Joshua 19:24, 31; 1 Chronicles 7:30, 40; מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר Numbers 1:41; Numbers 2:27; Numbers 13:13; Joshua 21:6, 30; 1 Chronicles 6:47; 1 Chronicles 6:59.
3. proper name, of a location, city east of Shechem Joshua 17:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:13; 35:26; 46:17; 49:20

Exodus

1:4

Numbers

1:13; 1:40; 1:41; 2:27; 2:27; 7:72; 10:26; 13:13; 26:44; 26:46; 26:47; 34:27

Deuteronomy

27:13; 33:24

Joshua

17:7; 17:10; 17:11; 19:24; 19:31; 19:34; 21:6; 21:30

Judges

1:31; 5:17; 6:36; 7:23

1 Kings

4:16

1 Chronicles

2:2; 6:47; 6:59; 7:30; 7:40; 12:36

2 Chronicles

30:11

Ezekiel

48:2; 48:3; 48:34

H836

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H836 matches the Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('āšēr),
which occurs 43 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:13 - And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:26 - The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:17 - The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:20 - “Asher’s food shall be rich,
and he shall yield royal delicacies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:4 - Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:13 - from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:40 - Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:41 - those listed of the tribe of Asher were 41,500.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 - And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:72

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:72 - On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, the chief of the people of Asher:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:26 - And over the company of the tribe of the people of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:13 - from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:44 - The sons of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:46 - And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:47 - These are the clans of the sons of Asher as they were listed, 53,400.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:27 - And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:13 - And these shall stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:24 - And of Asher he said,
“Most blessed of sons be Asher;
let him be the favorite of his brothers,
and let him dip his foot in oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:7 - The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:10 - the land to the south being Ephraim’s and that to the north being Manasseh’s, with the sea forming its boundary. On the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:11 - Also in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Naphath.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:24 - The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:31 - This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34 - Then the boundary turns westward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:6 - The Gershonites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:30 - and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:31 - Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:17 - Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan;
and Dan, why did he stay with the ships?
Asher sat still at the coast of the sea,
staying by his landings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:35 - And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they too were called out to follow him. And he sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:23 - And the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:16 - Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:2 - Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:62

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:62 - To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:74

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:74 - out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:30 - The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 - All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers’ houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:36 - Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:11 - However, some men of Asher, of Manasseh, and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:2 - Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:3 - Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:34 - On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates,[fn] the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
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