Home › Words › A › asherasher/ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/asher means the eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.asher is pronounced /ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).nameThe eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Asher.e.g.“And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,” — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 21:30:A male given name from Hebrew.A female given name from Hebrew.A surname.A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.nounA member of the alt.suicide.holiday newsgroup, which deals with the topics of suicide and depression.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ashrafi 53% match — A member of a particular Sufi Muslim order. vs asher →ashdump 51% match — A place where ashes are dumped. vs asher →afper 50% match — A member of the alt.fan.pratchett newsgroup, for fans of the author Terry Pratchett. vs asher →ashery 49% match — A depository for ashes. vs asher →aidser 49% match — A person suffering from AIDS. vs asher →ashman 48% match — One employed to collect ash. vs asher →arseholic 47% match — Of, pertaining to, or being an arsehole. vs asher →asherite 47% match — A descendant of Asher, eighth son of Jacob. vs asher →