אַשְׁרָֽי/ו

𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅

asherayv

blessed is he

from אָשַׁר; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!; blessed, happy.

H835

Proverbs 16:20 · Word #8

Lexicon H835

Lemmaאֶשֶׁר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤔𐤓
Transliterationʼesher
Strong'sH835
In-contextblessed is he

Morphology HNcmpc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H835-01

his happinesses

Rootאשר (ʾ-š-r)
Core Meaningsstraightness, advancement, rightness, happiness, blessedness
Semantic Rangehappiness, blessedness, fortunate state, enviable condition, flourishing
Conceptual SignificanceThis word introduces biblical beatitudes (e.g., in Psalms and Proverbs), declaring the enviable and flourishing condition of one aligned with YHWH’s ways. It frames covenant faithfulness not merely as duty but as the path to true and abundant well-being.
Morphological NotesMasculine plural noun in construct form (אַשְׁרֵי/אַשְׁרָי) with 3ms pronominal suffix; a frozen beatitude formula derived from the root אשר and used as an exclamatory declaration of blessedness.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a masculine plural noun in construct with a 3rd masculine singular suffix ("-his"), literally "his happinesses." The plural expresses an intensified or abundant state of happiness, and the 3ms suffix is preserved explicitly as "his."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אשר (straightness, advancement, rightness, happiness, blessedness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H844-01 aseriel El-makes-straight
H834-01 asher that-which
H842-01 asherah Happy Lady
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 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
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
H833-01 meashereykha your straighteners
H804-05 meashur from Ashshur (the Successful One)
H833-02 meushar one made-straight
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)
H834-11 vaasher and which
H842-07 vaashereyhem and their upright Asherah-poles
H842-08 vaasherim and the Asherah-pillars
H833-03 vayeasheruha and they pronounced her happy
H836-03 veasher and Happy-One
H835-04 veasherey and the happinesses of
H804-09 veashur and Ashshur (Prosperous One)
H842-09 vehaasherah and the Upright-One
H842-10 vehaasherim and the Upright-Poles
H833-04 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

Word Usage (45 occurrences of H835)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 33:29 אַשְׁרֶ֨י/ךָ ashereykha Happy are you
1 Kings 10:8 אַשְׁרֵ֣י asherey Happy [are]
1 Kings 10:8 אַשְׁרֵ֖י asherey-2 Happy [are]
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