Asher

See also: asher and ashër

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.ʃɚ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æʃə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: A‧sher

Proper noun

Asher

  2. (biblical) The eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22b-26::
      Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
  3. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Asher.
  4. A male given name from Hebrew.
  5. (rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
  6. A surname.
  7. A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

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