Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- In the Bible, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
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- proper noun biblical Eighth son of
Jacob , by his wife's handmaidZilpah . - proper noun biblical One of the
Israelite tribes , descended from Asher. - proper noun A male
given name - proper noun A female
given name
Etymologies
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Examples
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Labelling something, unilaterally, as political comment does not make it so due to the label Asher, that is no free ticket to print what ever you like.
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A Muslim conscientious objector who was a week from officially becoming a deserter, he registered at the motel under the name Asher Pluto.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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'Asher' is a particle of relation, so the original King James translation 'I am that I am' is accurate.
A Dark And Hidden God Hal Duncan 2006
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Neal Asher is another that could be a stepping stone into SF with his weird and wonderful alien creations.
MIND MELD: The Perfect SF/F/H Books to Give to People Who Don't Read SF/F/H 2009
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Neal Asher is talking about Space Pirates, an anthology of 15 swashbuckling tales of pirates ... in spaaaaaaace!
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Neal Asher is talking about Space Pirates, an anthology of 15 swashbuckling tales of pirates ... in spaaaaaaace!
March 2009 2009
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Asher is a known drug smuggler and data-mining millionaire.
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Karen Miller - Kingmaker, Kingbreaker (Book Review) --- Asher is sick and tired of being a fisherman's son with too many brothers who never miss the chance to beat him up.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Karen Miller - Kingmaker, Kingbreaker (Book Review) --- Asher is sick and tired of being a fisherman's son with too many brothers who never miss the chance to beat him up.
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It almost seems that Asher is reveling in the viscera of violence, for we get description after description of bodies being ripped apart in new, interesting Jain-tech related ways.
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