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אֲשַׂרְאֵל

𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋

Asareel

H840 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אשר to go straight, to be happy, to be blessed

Definition

Asarel (personal name): A proper masculine name referring to an individual among the post-exilic descendants who returned to Yehud from Babylonian exile. The name can be interpreted as conveying the sense of 'God has declared happy/fortunate' or 'blessed of God,' reflecting the theophoric element ('El' = God) and an associational sense of happiness or blessing from the root. Its primary usage is as a personal name in genealogical lists.

Semantic Range

Asarel (proper name), 'God has made happy', 'blessed by God', Israelite personal name

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root אָשַׁר (ʾ-š-r, 'to go straight, to be happy, to be blessed'), with the theophoric suffix אֵל ('El, God'), forming a name that likely means 'God has made [him] blessed' or 'God is happiness.' The form exhibits an orthographic variation with אֲשַׂר rather than the more common אָשַׁר, possibly reflecting dialectal or scribal differences.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name Asarel appears in a genealogical list (1 Chronicles 9:5) among the returning Israelites after the Babylonian exile. Theophoric names (with '-el' as a divine element) were common in ancient Israelite personal nomenclature, often reflecting an aspirational or commemorative sense attached to God. While the root ʼ-š-r ('to be happy, to go straight') is found in various verbal and nominal forms in the Hebrew Bible, its use in this personal name is confined to its function as expressing a desirable state attributed to divine agency. English translations typically transliterate the name (Asarel, Asareel) and do not capture the underlying meaning. The switch from אָשַׁר to אֲשַׂר may be orthographic, without changing root meaning. The use of this type of name is particular to post-exilic naming conventions, with greater emphasis on theosophic names reflecting covenantal identity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

by orthographical variation from אָשַׁר and אֵל; right of God; Asarel, an Israelite; Asareel.

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Root Family

אשר (ʾ-š-r) — to go straight, to be happy, to be blessed

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7789 שׁוּר Ashshur
H804 אַשּׁוּר Ashshur
H833 אָשַׁר Declare fortunate!
H834 אֲשֶׁר that-which
H835 אֶשֶׁר his happinesses

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H840-01 וַ/אֲשַׂרְאֵֽל vaasareel HC/Np and Asarel And God-has-made-happy 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H840-01 1 Chronicles 4:16 וַ/אֲשַׂרְאֵֽל vaasareel HC/Np and Asarel And God-has-made-happy
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