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)

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

Adjective

Asherite (not comparable)

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

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