How many times is Asher mentioned in the Bible?
The word Asher appears 43 times in the King James Version, in 41 verses. It is found in 10 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Asher 44 times.
Asher in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Asher counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Asher | 43 | 44 |
| Total | 43 | 44 |
What the name Asher means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Asher as "happiness".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Asher most
Asher appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (12), then Joshua (8) and 1 Chronicles (6).
First and last mention of Asher
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
The verse that uses it most is Numbers 2:27, 2 times (tied with Deuteronomy 33:24):
And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Genesis 49:20: counted in the KJV only
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
“Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
Luke 2:36: counted in the World English Bible only
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
Revelation 7:6: counted in the World English Bible only
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
Common questions
How many times is Asher in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 43 of the 43 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Asher appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (12), then Joshua (8) and 1 Chronicles (6).
Where is Asher first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 30:13: "And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher." The last is Ezekiel 48:34.
What does the name Asher mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Asher as "happiness".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.