Asher

American

[ash-er] / ˈæʃ ər /

Douay Bible, Aser

noun

1. (in the Bible) a son of Jacob and Zilpah.
2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
a first name.

Asher British

/ ˈæʃə /

noun

the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel

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Etymology

Origin of Asher

From Hebrew Āshēr, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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Palos Verdes 8, West Torrance 0: Kai Van Scoyoc struck out nine in five innings and Asher Friedman had a home run and a double for Palos Verdes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

England have already lost Will Stuart and Asher Opoku-Fordjour for the Six Nations leaving Vilikesa 'Billy' Sela and Trevor Davison, who have three caps between them, as understudies to Joe Heyes at tight-head.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Will Danoff, manager of Fidelity Contrafund for over 35 years, is retiring at the end of 2026, with Asher Anolic and Jason Weiner taking over in 2027.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

It took courage and a dearth of options to alter Asher Raphael’s course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Now Asher and Ren team up as they swerve toward Jena, who is sandwiched on both sides by Tremaine and Ziggy.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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