835. esher
Strong's Concordance
esher: happiness, blessedness
Original Word: אַשְׁרֵי
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: esher
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'-sher)
Short Definition: blessed
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[אֶ֫שֶׁר, or אָשָׁר, compare LagBN 143]

noun [masculine] only Plural construct אַשְׁרֵי happiness, blessedness of 1 Kings 10:8 32t. and with suffix, see below; abstract intensive exclamation O happiness, blessedness of, אַשְׁרֵי אֲנָשֶׁיךָ אַשְׁרֵי עֲבָדֶיךָ אֵלֶּה happy thy men, happy these thy servants; 1 Kings 10:8 (= 2 Chronicles 9:7); אַשְׁרֵי אֱנוֺשׁ יוֺכִיחֶנּוּ אֱלוֺהַּ blessed the man whom Eloah correcteth Job 5:17; אַשְׁרֵי תְמִימֵי דֶרֶךְ blessed the perfect in way Psalm 119:1; אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָיו blessed his children after him Proverbs 20:7; elsewhere construct with אָדָם Psalm 32:2; Psalm 84:6; Psalm 84:13; Proverbs 3:13; Proverbs 8:34; Proverbs 28:14; with הַגֶּבֶר Psalm 34:9; Psalm 40:5; Psalm 94:12; Psalm 127:5; (הָ)אִישׁ Psalm 1:1; Psalm 112:1; אֱנוֺשׁ Isaiah 56:2; הַגּוֺי Psalm 33:12; הָעָם Psalm 89:16; Psalm 144:15 (twice in verse); before participle Psalm 2:12; Psalm 32:1; Psalm 41:2; Psalm 84:5; Psalm 106:3; Psalm 119:2; Psalm 128:1; Isaiah 30:18; Daniel 12:12; before verbal clauses without relative Psalm 65:5; Proverbs 8:32; with שֶֿׁ Psalm 137:8; Psalm 137:9; Psalm 146:5; with suffix אַשְׁרֶיךָ (for אֲשָׁרֶיךָ) O thy happiness ! Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalm 128:2; אַשְׁרֵיךְ Ecclesiastes 10:17; אַשְׁרֵיכֶס Isaiah 32:20; אַשְׁרָיו Proverbs 14:21; Proverbs 16:20; אַשְׁרֵהוּ Proverbs 29:18 (on these forms see Ges§ 93, R. 1, E).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
blessed, happy

From 'ashar; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy! -- blessed, happy.

see HEBREW 'ashar

Forms and Transliterations
אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־ אַ֭שְׁרֵי אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י אַשְׁרֵ֖י אַשְׁרֵ֗י אַשְׁרֵ֣י אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אַשְׁרֵ֤י אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ אַשְׁרֵ֥י אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃ אַשְׁרֵי־ אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ אשרהו׃ אשרי אשרי־ אשריו׃ אשריך אשריכם וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י ואשרי ’aš·rāw ’aš·rê ’aš·rê- ’aš·rê·hū ’aš·re·ḵā ’aš·rê·ḵem ’aš·rêḵ ’ašrāw ’ašrê ’ašrê- ’ašrêhū ’ašrêḵ ’ašreḵā ’ašrêḵem ashRav ashRehu ashRei ashReich ashReicha ashreiChem veashRei wə’ašrê wə·’aš·rê
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Strong's Hebrew 835
45 Occurrences


’aš·rāw — 2 Occ.
’aš·rê·hū — 1 Occ.
’aš·rê — 36 Occ.
’aš·rêḵ — 1 Occ.
’aš·re·ḵā — 2 Occ.
’aš·rê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
wə·’aš·rê — 2 Occ.

Deuteronomy 33:29
HEB: אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל מִ֣י
NAS: Blessed are you, O Israel; Who
KJV: Happy [art] thou, O Israel:
INT: Blessed Israel Who

1 Kings 10:8
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ אַשְׁרֵ֖י
NAS: How blessed are your men, how blessed
KJV: Happy [are] thy men, happy
INT: blessed are your men blessed

1 Kings 10:8
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ אַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה
NAS: are your men, how blessed are these
KJV: [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants,
INT: blessed are your men blessed your servants are these

2 Chronicles 9:7
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י
NAS: How blessed are your men, how blessed
KJV: Happy [are] thy men, and happy
INT: blessed are your men blessed

2 Chronicles 9:7
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה
NAS: are your men, how blessed are these
KJV: [are] thy men, and happy [are] these thy servants,
INT: blessed are your men blessed your servants are these

Job 5:17
HEB: הִנֵּ֤ה אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֱ֭נוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ
NAS: Behold, how happy is the man whom God
KJV: Behold, happy [is] the man whom God
INT: Behold happy is the man reproves

Psalm 1:1
HEB: אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־ הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀
NAS: How blessed is the man who
KJV: Blessed [is] the man that walketh
INT: blessed is the man who

Psalm 2:12
HEB: כִּמְעַ֣ט אַפּ֑וֹ אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י כָּל־ ח֥וֹסֵי
NAS: be kindled. How blessed are all
KJV: but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust
INT: may soon his wrath blessed are all take

Psalm 32:1
HEB: לְדָוִ֗ד מַ֫שְׂכִּ֥יל אַשְׁרֵ֥י נְֽשׂוּי־ פֶּ֗שַׁע
NAS: [A Psalm] of David. A Maskil. How blessed is he whose transgression
KJV: Blessed [is he whose] transgression
INT: David Maschil blessed is forgiven transgression

Psalm 32:2
HEB: אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָ֗ם לֹ֤א
NAS: How blessed is the man
KJV: Blessed [is] the man
INT: blessed is the man does not

Psalm 33:12
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֣י הַ֭גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: Blessed is the nation whose
KJV: Blessed [is] the nation whose God
INT: Blessed is the nation whose

Psalm 34:8
HEB: ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֑ה אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הַ֝גֶּ֗בֶר יֶחֱסֶה־
NAS: is good; How blessed is the man
KJV: [is] good: blessed [is] the man
INT: is good the LORD blessed is the man takes

Psalm 40:4
HEB: אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: How blessed is the man who
KJV: Blessed [is] that man that maketh
INT: blessed is the man who

Psalm 41:1
HEB: מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ אַ֭שְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּ֣יל אֶל־
NAS: For the choir director. A Psalm of David. How blessed is he who considers
KJV: Blessed [is] he that considereth
INT: A Psalm of David blessed considers about

Psalm 65:4
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ תִּֽבְחַ֣ר וּתְקָרֵב֮
NAS: How blessed is the one whom You choose
KJV: Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest,
INT: blessed choose and bring

Psalm 84:4
HEB: אַ֭שְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵיתֶ֑ךָ
NAS: How blessed are those who dwell
KJV: Blessed [are] they that dwell
INT: blessed dwell your house

Psalm 84:5
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם עֽוֹז־
NAS: How blessed is the man whose strength
KJV: Blessed [is] the man whose strength
INT: blessed is the man strength

Psalm 84:12
HEB: יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֑וֹת אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י אָ֝דָ֗ם בֹּטֵ֥חַ
NAS: of hosts, How blessed is the man
KJV: of hosts, blessed [is] the man
INT: LORD of hosts blessed is the man trusts

Psalm 89:15
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֣י הָ֭עָם יוֹדְעֵ֣י
NAS: How blessed are the people who know
KJV: Blessed [is] the people that know
INT: blessed are the people know

Psalm 94:12
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: Blessed is the man whom
KJV: Blessed [is] the man
INT: Blessed is the man whom

Psalm 106:3
HEB: אַ֭שְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵ֣י מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
NAS: How blessed are those who keep
KJV: Blessed [are] they that keep judgment,
INT: blessed keep justice

Psalm 112:1
HEB: הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ אַשְׁרֵי־ אִ֭ישׁ יָרֵ֣א
NAS: the LORD! How blessed is the man
KJV: ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man
INT: Praise the LORD blessed is the man fears

Psalm 119:1
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֥י תְמִֽימֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְ
NAS: Aleph. How blessed are those whose way
KJV: ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled
INT: blessed is blameless way

Psalm 119:2
HEB: אַ֭שְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵ֥י עֵדֹתָ֗יו
NAS: How blessed are those who observe
KJV: Blessed [are] they that keep
INT: blessed observe his testimonies

Psalm 127:5
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: How blessed is the man whose
KJV: Happy [is] the man
INT: blessed is the man whose

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