אָשַׁר
a.shar
1. to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress
a. (Qal) to go straight on, make progress
b. (Piel)
1. to go straight on, advance
2. to lead on (causative)
3. to set right, righten
4. to pronounce happy, call blessed
c. (Pual)
1. to be advanced, be led on
2. to be made happy, be blessed
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 15 verses
- Genesis 30:13 אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
- Job 29:11 וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי
For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
- Psalms 41:2 יֶאְשֹּׁר
The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.
- Psalms 72:17 יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃
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.
- Proverbs 3:18 מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃פ
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
- Proverbs 4:14 תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
- Proverbs 9:6 וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- Proverbs 23:19 וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
- Proverbs 31:28 וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
- Song of Solomon 6:9 וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָ
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.
- Isaiah 1:17 אַשְּׁר֣וּ
Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
- Isaiah 3:12 מְאַשְּׁרֶ֣יךָ
Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
- Isaiah 9:16 מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יוּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו
For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
- Malachi 3:12 וְאִשְּׁר֥וּ
“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Malachi 3:15 מְאַשְּׁרִ֣ים
So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”