844. Asriel
Strong's Lexicon
Asriel: Asriel

Original Word: אַשְׂרִיאֵל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Asriel
Pronunciation: ahs-ree-EL
Phonetic Spelling: (as-ree-ale')
Definition: Asriel
Meaning: Asriel

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root words אָשַׁר (ashar, meaning "to go straight, walk, go on, advance") and אֵל (El, meaning "God").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Asriel in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper noun specific to the Old Testament.

Usage: The name Asriel means "God is my help" or "God has made me happy." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, specifically identifying a descendant of Manasseh.

Cultural and Historical Background: Asriel is recognized as a son of Manasseh, who was one of the sons of Joseph, making Asriel a member of the tribe of Manasseh. The tribe of Manasseh was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, known for its significant land inheritance on both sides of the Jordan River. The name Asriel reflects the common practice in ancient Israel of incorporating the name of God (El) into personal names, signifying a relationship with or attributes of God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a Manassite
NASB Translation
Asriel (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַשְׂרִיאֵל proper name, masculine a Manassite (Thes votum Dei, compare above) Numbers 26:31; Joshua 17:2; 1 Chronicles 7:14.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ashriel, Asriel

An orthographical variation for 'Asar'el; Asriel, the name of two Israelites -- Ashriel, Asriel.

see HEBREW 'Asar'el

Forms and Transliterations
אַשְׂרִיאֵ֖ל אַשְׂרִיאֵל֙ אשריאל וְאַ֨שְׂרִיאֵ֔ל ואשריאל ’aś·rî·’êl ’aśrî’êl asriEl veAsriEl wə’aśrî’êl wə·’aś·rî·’êl
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 26:31
HEB: וְאַ֨שְׂרִיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָֽאַשְׂרִֽאֵלִ֑י
NAS: and [of] Asriel, the family
KJV: And [of] Asriel, the family
INT: and Asriel the family of the Asrielites

Joshua 17:2
HEB: חֵ֗לֶק וְלִבְנֵ֤י אַשְׂרִיאֵל֙ וְלִבְנֵי־ שֶׁ֔כֶם
NAS: and for the sons of Asriel and for the sons
KJV: and for the children of Asriel, and for the children
INT: of Helek the sons of Asriel the sons of Shechem

1 Chronicles 7:14
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה אַשְׂרִיאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלָ֑דָה
NAS: of Manasseh [were] Asriel, whom
KJV: of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare:
INT: the sons of Manasseh Asriel whom bore

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 844
3 Occurrences


’aś·rî·’êl — 2 Occ.
wə·’aś·rî·’êl — 1 Occ.
















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