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Lexicon :: Strong's H833 - 'āšar

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אָשַׁר
Transliteration
'āšar
Pronunciation
aw-shar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 183

Strong’s Definitions

אָשַׁר ʼâshar, aw-shar'; or אָשֵׁר ʼâshêr; a primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper:—(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H833 in the following manner: blessed (7x), lead (2x), go (2x), guide (1x), happy (2x), leaders (1x), relieve (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H833 in the following manner: blessed (7x), lead (2x), go (2x), guide (1x), happy (2x), leaders (1x), relieve (1x).

  1. to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress

    1. (Qal) to go straight on, make progress

    2. (Piel)

      1. to go straight on, advance

      2. to lead on (causative)

      3. to set right, righten

      4. to pronounce happy, call blessed

    3. (Pual)

      1. to be advanced, be led on

      2. to be made happy, be blessed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָשַׁר ʼâshar, aw-shar'; or אָשֵׁר ʼâshêr; a primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper:—(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
STRONGS H833: Abbreviations
† [אָשַׁר] verb go straight, go on, advance (Assyrian ašâru ZimBP 11; Arabic, Aramaic in derivatives) —
Qal Imperative אִשְׁרוּ Proverbs 9:6 אִשְׁרוּ בְדֶרֶךְ בִּינָה go straight on in the way of understanding.
Pi. Perfect אִשְּׁרוּ Malachi 3:12; Genesis 30:13; Imperfect תְּאַשֵּׁר Proverbs 4:14 + 4 times; Imperative אַשֵּׁר Proverbs 23:19; Participle plural מְאַשְּׁרִים Malachi 3:15 + 2 times; —
1. intensive go straight on, advance Proverbs 4:14.
2. causative lead on Proverbs 23:19; Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 9:15.
3. set right, righten Isaiah 1:17.
4. pronounce happy, call blessed Genesis 30:13 (J) Job 29:11; Psalm 72:17; Proverbs 31:28; Songs 6:9; Malachi 3:12, 15.
Pu. Imperfect יְאֻשַּׁר Psalm 41:3; Participle מְאֻשָּׁר Proverbs 3:18; Isaiah 9:15.
1. be led on Isaiah 9:15.
2. be made happy, blessed Psalm 41:3; Proverbs 3:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:13; 30:13

Job

29:11

Psalms

41:3; 41:3; 72:17

Proverbs

3:18; 3:18; 4:14; 4:14; 9:6; 23:19; 23:19; 31:28

Song of Songs

6:9

Isaiah

1:17; 3:12; 9:15; 9:15; 9:15

Malachi

3:12; 3:12; 3:15; 3:15

H833

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H833 matches the Hebrew אָשַׁר ('āšar),
which occurs 17 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:13 - And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:11 - When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
and when the eye saw, it approved,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:2 - the LORD protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:17 - May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
May people be blessed in him,
all nations call him blessed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:18 - She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:14 - Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of the evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave your simple ways,[fn] and live,
and walk in the way of insight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Hear, my son, and be wise,
and direct your heart in the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:28 - Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9 - My dove, my perfect one, is the only one,
the only one of her mother,
pure to her who bore her.
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
the queens and concubines also, and they praised her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:17 - learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - My people—infants are their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
O my people, your guides mislead you
and they have swallowed up[fn] the course of your paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:16 - for those who guide this people have been leading them astray,
and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:12 - Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:15 - And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’”
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