Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #833 - אָשַׁר ashar (to go straight)


Original Word:אָשַׁר
Transliteration: ashar
Definition:to go straight, go on, advance
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-shar')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

call, be blessed, happy, go, guide, lead, relieve

Or rasher {aw-share'}; a primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper -- (call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.


Englishman's Concordance

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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 183

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אָשַׁר] verbgo straight, go on, advance (Assyrian ašâru ZimBP 11; Arabic, Aramaic in derivatives) —

QalImperativeאִשְׁרוּProverbs 9:6אִשְׁרוּ בְדֶרֶךְ בִּינָהgo straight on in the way of understanding.

Pi`elPerfectאִשְּׁרוּMalachi 3:12; Genesis 30:13; ImperfectתְּאַשֵּׁרProverbs 4:14 4t.; ImperativeאַשֵּׁרProverbs 23:19; Participle plural מְאַשְּׁרִיםMalachi 3:15 2t.; —

1intensivego straight on, advanceProverbs 4:14.

2causativelead onProverbs 23:19; Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 9:15.

3set right, rightenIsaiah 1:17.

4pronounce happy, call blessedGenesis 30:13 (J) Job 29:11; Psalm 72:17; Proverbs 31:28; Songs 6:9; Malachi 3:12,15.

Pu`alImperfectיְאֻשַּׁרPsalm 41:3; ParticipleמְאֻשָּׁרProverbs 3:18; Isaiah 9:15.

1be led onIsaiah 9:15.

2be made happy, blessedPsalm 41:3; Proverbs 3:18.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 833. אָשַׁר (ashar) — 16 Occurrences

Genesis 30:13
HEB:בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י כִּ֥י אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי בָּנ֑וֹת וַתִּקְרָ֥א
NAS: will call me happy. So she named
KJV: for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called
INT: Happy for happy women will call

Job 29:11
HEB:אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה
NAS: heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye
KJV: heard [me], then it blessed me; and when the eye
INT: the ear heard called the eye saw

Psalm 41:2
HEB:[יֶאְשֹּׁר כ] (וְאֻשַּׁ֣ר ק) בָּאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: him and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;
KJV: him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth:
INT: will protect and keep call the earth not

Psalm 72:17
HEB:כָּל־ גּוֹיִ֥ם יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃
NAS: nations call him blessed.
KJV: in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
INT: all nations call

Proverbs 3:18
HEB:בָּ֑הּ וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פ
NAS: to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.
KJV: to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth
INT: take hold of her and happy

Proverbs 4:14
HEB:תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־ תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃
NAS: of the wicked And do not proceed in the way
KJV: of the wicked, and go not in the way
INT: enter not proceed the way of evil

Proverbs 9:6
HEB:פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃
NAS: and live, And proceed in the way
KJV: and live; and go in the way
INT: folly and live and proceed the way of understanding

Proverbs 23:19
HEB:בְנִ֣י וַחֲכָ֑ם וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ לִבֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: and be wise, And direct your heart
KJV: and be wise, and guide thine heart
INT: my son and be wise and direct the way your heart

Proverbs 31:28
HEB:קָ֣מוּ בָ֭נֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּ וַֽיְהַֽלְלָֽהּ׃
NAS: rise up and bless her; Her husband
KJV: arise up, and call her blessed; her husband
INT: rise her children and bless husband praises

Songs 6:9
HEB:רָא֤וּהָ בָנוֹת֙ וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָ מְלָכ֥וֹת וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים
NAS: saw her and called her blessed, The queens
KJV: saw her, and blessed her; [yea], the queens
INT: saw her the maidens her and called the queens and the concubines

Isaiah 1:17
HEB:דִּרְשׁ֥וּ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט אַשְּׁר֣וּ חָמ֑וֹץ שִׁפְט֣וּ
NAS: justice, Reprove the ruthless,
KJV: judgment, relieve the oppressed,
INT: Seek justice Reprove the ruthless Defend

Isaiah 3:12
HEB:ב֑וֹ עַמִּי֙ מְאַשְּׁרֶ֣יךָ מַתְעִ֔ים וְדֶ֥רֶךְ
NAS: over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead [you] astray
KJV: over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause [thee] to err,
INT: rule my people guide lead the direction

Isaiah 9:16
HEB: וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י הָֽעָם־ הַזֶּ֖ה
NAS:For those who guide this people
KJV:For the leaders of this people
INT: become guide people this

Isaiah 9:16
HEB:הַזֶּ֖ה מַתְעִ֑ים וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃
NAS: are leading [them] astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.
KJV: cause [them] to err; and [they that are] led of them [are] destroyed.
INT: this are leading are guided are brought

Malachi 3:12
HEB: וְאִשְּׁר֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֖ם כָּל־
NAS: the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful
KJV: And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome
INT:will call All the nations

Malachi 3:15
HEB:וְעַתָּ֕ה אֲנַ֖חְנוּ מְאַשְּׁרִ֣ים זֵדִ֑ים גַּם־
NAS: So now we call the arrogant blessed;
KJV: the proud happy; yea, they that work
INT: now we call the arrogant only

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