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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 8 times in 8 verses in 'Jos' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:7 - The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:10 - In general, however, the land south of the ravine belonged to Ephraim, and the land north of the ravine belonged to Manasseh. Manasseh’s boundary ran along the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. North of Manasseh was the territory of Asher, and to the east was the territory of Issachar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:11 - The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan,[fn] Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor),[fn] Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:24 - The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Asher.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:31 - The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Asher included these towns and their surrounding villages.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34 - The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River[fn] on the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:6 - The clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:30 - From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,
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