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אָשַׁר

a.sharto blessHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb16 occurrences7 books15 verses

Definition

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, prosper
Traditional renderings: (call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אָשַׁר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Genesis 30:13אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי · call me happy
    Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
  2. Job 29:11וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי · called me blessed
    For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
  3. Psalm 41:2יֶאְשֹּׁר · He will bless him
    The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
  4. Psalm 72:17יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃ · may they call him blessed
    May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
  5. Proverbs 3:18מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃פ · are blessed
    She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
  6. Proverbs 4:14תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר · walk
    Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
  7. Proverbs 9:6וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ · walk
    Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
  8. Proverbs 23:19וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר · and guide
    Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
  9. Proverbs 31:28וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ · and call her blessed
    Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
  10. Song of Solomon 6:9וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָ · and call her blessed
    …but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
  11. Isaiah 1:17אַשְּׁר֣וּ · [and] correct
    Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
  12. Isaiah 3:12מְאַשְּׁרֶ֣יךָ · your guides
    Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
  13. Isaiah 9:16מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י · those who guide; וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו · and those they mislead
    For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
  14. Malachi 3:12וְאִשְּׁר֥וּ · will call you blessed
    “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  15. Malachi 3:15מְאַשְּׁרִ֣ים · blessed
    So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”