833 אָשַׁר, אָשַׁר [’ashar, ’asher /aw·shar/] v. A primitive root; TWOT 183; GK 886 and 887; 16 occurrences; AV translates as “blessed” seven times, “lead” twice, “go” twice, “guide” once, “happy” twice, “leaders” once, and “relieve” once. 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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TWOT Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
GK Goodrick-Kohlenberger
[1]Strong, James: The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible : Showing Every Word of the Test of the Common English Version of the Canonical Books, and Every Occurence of Each Word in Regular Order. electronic ed. Ontario : Woodside Bible Fellowship., 1996, S. H833
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What a lovely, thoughtful name. It's obvious that you two put a lot of thought and love into choosind Asher's name. Hope everyone is well...would love to stop by soon once you guys get settled!
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