Blessed
אֶ֫שֶׁרStrong’s H0835esher (e-sher)
Appears in 42 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Esher is the Hebrew word usually translated “how blessed”, “how blessed you” and “how blessed he”. It appears in 42 verses of the Old Testament.
“Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.”
Meaning
- Happiness, blessednessoften used as interjection · blessed are
How it's translated
- how blessed 36
- how blessed you 4
- how blessed he 3
- and how blessed 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 25
- Proverbs 8
- Isaiah 3
- Deuteronomy 1
- 1 Kings 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 33:29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
- 1 Kings 10:8Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
- 2 Chronicles 9:7Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
- Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
- Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
All 42 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
אֶ֫שֶׁר esher · blessed
1) happiness, blessedness 1a) often used as interjection 1b) blessed are
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “blessed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BLESS'ED, participle passive
Made happy or prosperous; extolled; pronounced happy.
All definitions and other forms of “blessed”
BLESS'ED, adjective
Happy; prosperous in worldly affairs; enjoying spiritual happiness and the favor of God; enjoying heavenly felicity.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.