Asher

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Old Testament Hebrew אָשֵׁר (asher), a son of Jacob.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Asher

Plural -

Asher

1. (Biblical) Eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
2. (Biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Asher.
3. A male given name

[edit] Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, 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.

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Joshua 21:30

  And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs Abdon ith her suburbs,

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[edit] See also

• Asher (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Asher (Bible)

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aehrs
• hares
• hears
• rheas
• share
• shear