What is the meaning of Asher?

Asher is a masculine given name
  • Biblical: Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew
  • Hebrew: Happy; happiness. In the bible Jacob's eighth son Asher was promised a life blessed with abundance
  • Western: In the Bible, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel
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