אָשַׁר (a.shar) means “to bless” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: aw-shar' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אָשַׁר · a.shar · to bless
1) to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress 1a)(Qal) to go straight on, make progress 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to go straight on, advance 1b2) to lead on (causative) 1b3) to set right, righten 1b4) to pronounce happy, call blessed 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be advanced, be led on 1c2) to be made happy, be blessed
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or אָשֵׁר; a primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper
KJV glosses: (call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and call her blessed | 2 |
| walk | 2 |
| and correct | 1 |
| and guide | 1 |
| and those they mislead | 1 |
| are blessed | 1 |
| blessed | 1 |
| call me happy | 1 |
| called me blessed | 1 |
| he will bless him | 1 |
| may they call him blessed | 1 |
| those who guide | 1 |
| will call you blessed | 1 |
| your guides | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and go | 2 |
| and call her blessed | 1 |
| and guide | 1 |
| and now we call | 1 |
| for the leaders | 1 |
| happy | 1 |
| he shall be blessed | 1 |
| her and blessed | 1 |
| led | 1 |
| relieve | 1 |
| shall call him blessed | 1 |
| shall call you blessed | 1 |
| then it blessed | 1 |
| they which lead | 1 |
| upon her and happy | 1 |
| will call me blessed | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 15 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
Read word by wordFor those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 41.3
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.
Read word by wordShe is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
Read word by wordDo not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Read word by wordLeave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Read word by wordListen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
Read word by wordHer children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
Read word by wordbut 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.
Read word by wordLearn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
Read word by wordYouths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
Read word by wordFor those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.15
“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordSo now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
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