Quick Definition
Asher
Biblical Persons & Places
Asher
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man who founded the tribe of Asher living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.13;
referred to as Asher (אָשֵׁר), or Asherite or "pine" (KJV= Asherite, NIV= "cypress wood") (אָשֵׁרִי), or Ashurite (אֲשׁוּרִי), or Asher (Ἀσήρ);
son of Israel and Zilpah;
a brother of Gad;
half-brother of: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin;
father of Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah and Serah.
Strong's Definition
happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H833 (אָשַׁר),
KJV Usage: Asher
Outline of Biblical Usage
Asher = "happy"
1) son of Jacob and Zilpah
2) the tribe descended from Asher
3) a city east of Shechem in Manasseh
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.13;
son of: Israel (H3478) and Zilpah (H2153);
brother of: Gad (H1410);
half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144);
father of: Imnah (H3232), Ishvah (H3438), Ishvi (H3440), Beriah (H1283) and Serah (H8294); also translated "pine" or "cypress wood" at Ezk.27.6(?); Ashurite at 2Sa.2.9(?);
§ Asher = "happy"
1) son of Jacob and Zilpah
2) the tribe descended from Asher
3) a city east of Shechem in Manasseh
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אָשֵׁר
âshêr
BDB Definition:
Asher = happy
1) son of Jacob and Zilpah
2) the tribe descended from Asher
3) a city east of Shechem in Manasseh
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine, locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H833
Total KJV Occurrences: 43