אָשַׁר ʼâshar

Meaning

to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper

In the King James Version: (call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.

Derivation: or אָשֵׁר; a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Genesis 30:13 Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
• Job 29:11 For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
• Psalms 41:2 The 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.
• Psalms 72:17 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.
• Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
• Proverbs 4:14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
• Proverbs 9:6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
• Proverbs 23:19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
• Proverbs 31:28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
• Song of Solomon 6:9 but 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.
• Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
• Isaiah 3:12 Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
• Isaiah 9:16 For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
• Malachi 3:12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• Malachi 3:15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”