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Asér <a href="../greek/769.htm" title="769">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Asér: Asher</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Ἀσήρ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Noun, Indeclinable<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Asér<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-SARE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(as-ayr')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Asher<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Asher, one of the sons of Jacob, and founder of one of the Twelve Tribes.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew אָשֵׁר (Asher)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>H836 (אָשֵׁר - Asher)<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Asér refers to one of the twelve tribes of Israel, named after Asher, the eighth son of Jacob and the second son of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. The name "Asher" means "happy" or "blessed," reflecting Leah's joy at his birth (Genesis 30:13).<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Asher was one of the tribes that settled in the northern part of the Promised Land, in a region known for its fertility and abundance, which aligns with the blessing given by Jacob in Genesis 49:20: "Asher’s food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king." The tribe of Asher played a role in the history of Israel, although it is not as prominently featured as some other tribes. The region they inhabited was known for its olive oil production, contributing to the tribe's prosperity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin <a href="/hebrew/836.htm">Asher</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Asher, one of the twelve Isr. tribes<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Asher (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 768: Ασηρ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Ασηρ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, an indeclinable Hebrew proper name (<span class="hebrew">אָשֵׁר</span> (i. e. happy, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-13.htm">Genesis 30:13</a>)) (in <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="greek2">Ἀσηρος</span>, <span class="greek2">Ἀσηρου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>), <span class="accented">Asher,</span> the eighth son of the patriarch Jacob: <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-36.htm">Luke 2:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/7-6.htm">Revelation 7:6</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Aser. <p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/836.htm">'Asher</a>); Aser (i.e. Asher), an Israelite tribe -- Aser. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/836.htm">'Asher</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Ασηρ Ἀσήρ Ἀσὴρ Aser Asēr Asḗr Asḕr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/2-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ φυλῆς <b>Ἀσήρ</b> αὕτη προβεβηκυῖα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the tribe <span class="itali">of Asher.</span> She was advanced<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the tribe <span class="itali">of Aser:</span> she<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of [the] tribe <span class="itali">of Asher</span> she was advanced<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 7:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ φυλῆς <b>Ἀσὴρ</b> δώδεκα χιλιάδες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the tribe <span class="itali">of Asher</span> twelve<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the tribe <span class="itali">of Aser</span> [were] sealed<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> out of [the] tribe <span class="itali">of Asher</span> twelve thousand<p><b><a href="/greek/768.htm">Strong's Greek 768</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_768.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ase_r_768.htm">Ἀσήρ — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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