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אֲשַׂרְאֵלָה

𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋𐤄

Asareelah

H841 noun

SILEX Entry

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

Definition

Asarelah—A personal name referring to an individual of the tribe of Levi, specifically among the sons of Heman designated for temple musical service. The term is used as a proper noun rather than a common noun, with the underlying sense likely reflecting 'God has blessed/happy is God' or 'made straight by God,' depending on the interpretation of the root. The semantic range is limited to this personal name in biblical usage.

Semantic Range

Asarelah as a proper name, possibly 'God has made straight/happy' (theophoric name); limited to this personal name in biblical contexts.

Root / Etymology

Root/Etymology: From the root אָשַׁר (א-ש-ר) meaning 'to go straight, to be happy/blessed,' combined with אל ('God'), forming a theophoric personal name. The structure suggests 'God has made straight/happy' or 'God is upright,' but the exact nuance is subject to interpretation. The form is paralleled by יְשַׂרְאֵלָה (Yesarelah), indicating a possible variant or dialectal form.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Historical & Contextual Notes: Asarelah occurs only in 1 Chronicles 25:2, among the lists of Levitical musicians. The name is unique and is not attested outside this context, nor is it used as a common term. The name's formation fits theophoric naming patterns in ancient Israelite society, where a divine element (El) is appended to an action root. The LXX and later translations often render the name phonetically rather than with meaning. Some textual traditions read יְשַׂרְאֵלָה (Yesarelah), which could reflect scribal variation or regional pronunciation. English translations typically retain the Hebrew form as Asarelah, but the underlying meaning is obscured in translation, and the Strong's gloss 'right toward God' represents a traditional interpretive guess based on the root rather than a directly attested meaning.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from the same as אֲשַׂרְאֵל; right toward God; Asarelah, an Israelite; Asarelah. Compare יְשַׂרְאֵלָה.

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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
H841-01 וַ/אֲשַׂרְאֵ֖לָה vaasareelah HC/Np and Asharelah and God-has-made-straight 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H841-01 1 Chronicles 25:2 וַ/אֲשַׂרְאֵ֖לָה vaasareelah HC/Np and Asharelah and God-has-made-straight
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