Strong's Hebrew · H833
H833 ʼâshar
אָשַׁר
aw-shar'
to bless
Looking for Greek G833 aulḗ? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H833. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
ʼâshar appears 16 times in Scripture, including Genesis 30:13 and Job 29:11. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper
In the King James Version
(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
Derivation
or אָשֵׁר; a primitive root;
Appears 16 times in Scripture
“Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.”
“She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.”
“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.”
“For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,”
“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.”
“Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.”
“Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.””
““Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.”
“So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’””
“Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
