Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Uzi Silber <uzisilber AT gmail.com>]

George,
On the face of it, Asher, means one who has 'osher' - joy, one who is
'me'ooshar.  I not sure why the 'osher' with an ayin which means prosperity
came to be associated with the osher with an alef that means joy.  they are
different.  maybe its that the two are seen as complimentary positives, ie
youre happy when youre rich?

Asherah would be the goddess ubiquitous in Canaan.
so how about it? Asher as the masculinized form of ashera?
And while were on tribal names, what about a name like Zvulun? 'Zvuv lives
here'?

uzi





On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:58 AM, George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>wrote:

> I think Asherah would be the feminine version of Asher, both meaning
> 'blessed', 'fortunate', 'well off', etc.
>
> Exactly who or what Asherah was is another question altogether.
>
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
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