וַֽ/יְאַשְּׁר֑וּ/הָ
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤅/𐤄
vayeasheruha
and call her blessed
or אָשֵׁר; a primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper; (call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
Proverbs 31:28 · Word #3
Lexicon H833
| Lemma | אָשַׁר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʼâshar |
| Strong's | H833 |
| In-context | and call her blessed |
Morphology HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H833-10
and they pronounced her happy
| Root | אשר (ʾ-š-r) |
| Core Meanings | straightness, rightness, levelness, forward movement, happiness, blessedness |
| Semantic Range | to go straight, advance, set right, declare happy, call blessed, guide, lead, make prosperous |
| Conceptual Significance | אשר links the idea of moral or situational straightness with blessedness; to be "happy" in biblical thought is to be set on a right, aligned path. When others "pronounce" someone happy, it reflects communal recognition that a person’s life is aligned with covenantal rightness and divine favor. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction waw with Piel wayyiqtol verb, 3rd person masculine plural (יְאַשְּׁרוּ), plus 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix (הָ) as direct object. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root אשר conveys the idea of straightness or being set right, which figuratively extends to happiness or blessedness. In the Piel stem it often means to declare or pronounce someone happy or blessed. The form is wayyiqtol Piel, 3rd masculine plural with a 3rd feminine singular suffix, thus "and they pronounced her happy," preserving both the intensive/declarative sense and the feminine singular object. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אשר (straightness, rightness, levelness, forward movement, happiness, blessedness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H844-01 |
aseriel | El-makes-straight |
H834-01 |
asher | that-which |
H836-01 |
asher | that-which |
Word Usage (17 occurrences of H833)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:13 | אִשְּׁר֖וּ/נִי | isheruni | women will call me blessed |
| Isaiah 1:17 | אַשְּׁר֣וּ | asheru | Relieve |
| Isaiah 3:12 | מְאַשְּׁרֶ֣י/ךָ | meashereykha | your guides |