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
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I had an interesting visit last week from Asher Genoot, the 31-year-old CEO of Hut 8, which has transitioned from building bitcoin mining centers to building AI data centers—although it still runs both.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“His only job…is not operational,” said Henry Asher, president of the Northstar Group, which owns shares of Berkshire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Handed an elite deal for the first time are prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour, lock Alex Coles, flanker Guy Pepper, scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet and centre Seb Atkinson.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Attendees asked the board questions like, “Is Asher the best cat ever?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
I’m paired with Hammie, then with Ren, then with Asher and Roshan.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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