אָשֵׁ֜ר
𐤀𐤔𐤓
asher
Asher
from אָשַׁר,; happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine; Asher
1 Chronicles 6:47 · Word #7
Lexicon H836
| Lemma | אָשֵׁר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʼÂshêr |
| Strong's | H836 |
| In-context | Asher |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1
that-which
| Root | אשר (ʾ-š-r) |
| Core Meanings | relation, connection, linkage, specification |
| Semantic Range | who, whom, which, that, what, where, when, because, in order that, so that, how, whatever, wherever, whenever |
| Conceptual Significance | אֲשֶׁר functions as a primary connective tissue in Biblical Hebrew, binding clauses and ideas together. It enables covenantal, legal, and narrative precision by specifying identity, circumstance, or cause, thus shaping how divine acts, commands, and promises are defined and understood. |
| Morphological Notes | Indeclinable Hebrew relative particle (HTr). It does not inflect for gender, number, or person and may be accompanied by resumptive pronouns to clarify syntactic relationships. |
| Rendering Rationale | אֲשֶׁר is an indeclinable relative particle introducing a clause that defines or specifies a noun. Rendering it as "that-which" preserves its linking and specifying force while remaining neutral to gender and number, since the form does not change for these categories (HTr). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אשר (relation, connection, linkage, specification)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H844-01 |
aseriel | El-makes-straight |
H834-01 |
asher | that-which |
H842-01 |
asherah | Happy Lady |
H835-01 |
asherayv | his happinesses |
H835-02 |
asherey | the happinesses of |
H835-03 |
ashereykha | O your happinesses! |
H842-02 |
asherim | upright-blessing poles (Asherah-poles) |
H804-01 |
ashur | Ashshur (Prosperous-One) |
H804-02 |
ashurah | toward Ashshur (the Prosperous Realm) |
H838-01 |
ashuray | my advancing-steps |
H838-02 |
ashurayv | his advancing-steps |
H838-03 |
ashureynu | our advancing-steps |
H805-01 |
ashurim | Ashurite men |
H834-02 |
baasher | in-that-which |
H836-01 |
beasher | in Asher (Happy-One) |
H804-03 |
beashur | into Ashshur (the prosperous realm) |
H7945-01 |
beshel | on-account-of that-which |
|
haaserieli | the El-makes-blessed clansman |
H834-03 |
haasher | the (things) which |
H842-03 |
haasherah | the Blessed Lady |
H842-04 |
haasherim | the Fortune-Pillars |
H842-05 |
haasherot | the Blessing-Pillars |
H834-05 |
khaasher | when, where, or in which manner |
H834-06 |
khshr | that-which |
H834-07 |
laasher | to which, to whom, to what |
H842-06 |
laasherah | to the Happy-One (goddess) |
H804-04 |
leashur | to Ashshur (the Prosperous Realm) |
H834-08 |
measher | from-that-which |
|
measher | from which / from whom |
H833-01 |
meashereykha | your straighteners |
H833-02 |
measherim | those declaring blessedness |
H804-05 |
meashur | from Ashshur (the Successful One) |
H833-03 |
meushar | one made-straight |
|
mishelanu | from what-belongs-to-us |
H804-06 |
uleashur | and to Ashshur (the Prosperer) |
H834-09 |
umeasher | and from which/what |
H804-07 |
umeashur | and from Ashshur (Prosper-Land) |
H8391-01 |
uteashur | and the upright cedar |
H834-10 |
uvaasher | and-in-that-which |
H836-02 |
uveasher | and in Asher (Happy-One) |
H804-08 |
uveashur | and in Asshur (Prosperity-Realm) |
|
vaasareelah | and Right-toward-God |
H834-11 |
vaasher | and which |
H842-07 |
vaashereyhem | and their upright Asherah-poles |
H842-08 |
vaasherim | and the Asherah-pillars |
H842-09 |
vaasheyrehem | and their upright-pillars |
H833-04 |
vayeasheruha | and they pronounced her happy |
|
veaseriel | and Asri-El ("Happy-of-El") |
H836-03 |
veasher | and Happy-One |
H835-04 |
veasherey | and the happinesses of |
H804-09 |
veashur | and Ashshur (Prosperous One) |
H842-10 |
vehaasherah | and the Upright-One |
H842-11 |
vehaasherim | and the Upright-Poles |
H833-05 |
veisheru | and they went straight; and you men, go straight |
H834-12 |
vekhaasher | and according as |
H834-13 |
velaasher | and to the-one-which |
H846-01 |
veusharena | and the upright wall |
|
yeasheruhu | they will declare him blessed |
Word Usage (43 occurrences of H836)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:13 | אָשֵֽׁר | asher | Asher |
| Genesis 35:26 | וְ/אָשֵׁ֑ר | veasher | and Asher |
| Genesis 46:17 | אָשֵׁ֗ר | asher | of Asher |