אָשַׁר
ʾāšar
go straight
Strong's H833VerbHebrewTWOT 183

אָשַׁר (ʾāšar) is a Hebrew verb meaning go straight. It appears 17 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H833).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 183)

Range of meaning (TWOT 183)go straight, go on, advance; go straight on in the way of understanding; go straight on, lead on, set right, righten, pronounce happy, call blessed; be led on, be made happy, blessed; be straight, be level, right, happy…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אָשַׁר verb: go straight, go on, advance

Strong's H833 אָשַׁר: to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper
KJV:(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 30:13Job 29:11Psalms 72:17

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