Strong G768Ἀσήρ
Asher
- Transliteration
- Asēr
- Pronunciation
- as-ayr'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H836];
Aser (that is Asher) an Israelite tribe: - Aser.
Aser (that is Asher) an Israelite tribe: - Aser.
Meaning of the name
Asher, "happy one"
Detailed definition
Ἀσήρ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. אָשֵׁר),
Asher: Luk.2:36, Rev.7:6.†
(AS)
Asher: Luk.2:36, Rev.7:6.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Asher
Son of Jacob and Zilpah, founder of the tribe of Asher
Asher was the eighth son of Jacob, born to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, and became the founder of the tribe of Asher (Gen 30:13; 35:26; 46:17; 49:20; Exo 1:4; Num 1:13, 40-41; 2:27; 7:72; 10:26; 13:13; 26:44-47; 34:27; Deu 27:13; 33:24; Jos 17:7, 10-11; 19:24, 31, 34; 21:6, 30; Jdg 1:31; 5:17; 6:35; 7:23; 2 Sam 2:9; 1 Ki 4:16; 1 Chr 2:2; 6:62, 74; 7:30, 40; 12:36; 2 Chr 30:11; Ezk 48:2-3, 34; Luke 2:36; Rev 7:6).
In the Bible
Strong G768 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- aser2
First verses
- Luke 2:36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
- Revelation 7:6Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.