Asher
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a son of Jacob and Zilpah.
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one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
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a first name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Asher
From Hebrew Āshēr, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Henry Asher, president of the Northstar Group, which owns shares of Berkshire, said he is looking past the stock’s declines and hopes Abel will continue making deals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The paper "dSph-obic dark matter" by Asher Berlin, Joshua Foster, Dan Hooper and Gordan Krnjaic is now available in JCAP.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
Asher said her success was down to the people she was supported by along the way.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
“Maybe even more than ‘Pet Sounds,’ because Tony Asher wrote most of the lyrics on ‘Pet Sounds’ and Brian wrote most of the lyrics on ‘Love You.’
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
“That’s Hamilton Jiménez,” Asher tells me, loudly enough so that she can hear him.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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