Asherite

English

Etymology

Asher +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ʃəˌɹaɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ʃɚˌaɪt/, [ˈæʃɚ.ʌɪ̯t̚]

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• Hyphenation: A‧she‧rite, A‧sher‧ite

Noun

Asherite (plural Asherites)

1. A descendant of Asher, eighth son of Jacob.
2. A descendant or member of the tribe of Asher.

Adjective

Asherite (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Asher, or to the tribe of Asher.

See also

• Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
• (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite)
• Israel
• Israeli
• Israelite
• Israelitic
• Israelitish
• Jew
• Jewish
• Judah
• Judean