Asher

Douay Bible, A·ser

[ash-er]

noun

1. 1. (in the Bible) a son of Jacob and Zilpah.

   2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.

2. a first name.

Asher

/ ˈæʃə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asher¹

From Hebrew Āshēr, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

However Finlay Asher, an aerospace engineer and member of Safe Landing, a community of aviation workers calling for a more sustainable future in aviation, explained that these types of technology are some time away.

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US crime analyst Jeff Asher says this may not reveal the whole picture though.

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Leicester's Jack van Poortvliet gets a start at scrum-half, while Sale pair Bevan Rodd and Asher Opoku-Fordjour are either side of Northampton's Curtis Langdon in the front row.

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Jeff Asher, a leading expert in the field of criminology, deemed the recent period “the great murder decline,” which he attributed to “strong investment in communities from private and public sources after the shock of the pandemic.”

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Professor Asher Bashiri, director of the maternity ward, said he could see the area of impact from his office.

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