Asher

Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts אָשֵׁר(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈæʃ.əɹ/(American English) /ˈæʃ.ə/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "happy, blessed" in Hebrew, derived from אָשַׁר (ʾashar) meaning "to be happy, to be blessed". Asher in the Old Testament is a son of Jacob by Leah's handmaid Zilpah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The meaning of his name is explained in Genesis 30:13.

Related Names

Rootʾashar
Other Languages & CulturesAser(Biblical Greek) Aser(Biblical Latin)

Popularity

People think this name is

upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   serious  

Categories

ends in -er, feelings, fortune, happiness, isograms, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts characters, playwrights, sons of Jacob, Squishmallows, teen idols, The Good Doctor characters, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel characters, twelve tribes of Israel

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h836, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h836.
Entry updated December 1, 2024