Strong H843אָשֵׁרִי

Asherite

Transliteration: 'âshêrîy
Pronunciation: aw-shay-ree'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patronymic from H836; an Asherite (collectively) or descendant of Asher: - Asherites.

Meaning of the name

Asherites = "happy"

Detailed definition

Someone from the tribe of Asher who was living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.13;
son of: Israel (H3478) and Zilpah (H2153);
brother of: Gad (H1410);
half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144);
father of: Imnah (H3232), Ishvah (H3438), Ishvi (H3440), Beriah (H1283) and Serah (H8294); also translated "pine" or "cypress wood" at Ezk.27.6(?); Ashurite at 2Sa.2.9(?);
Group of a.sher (אָשֵׁר "Asher" H836)

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 H843 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

asherites1

First verses

Judges 1:32
But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.