Asherite

[ ash-uh-rahyt ]

noun

1. a member of the tribe of Asher.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asherite¹

Asher + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Of the former, eight tribal divisions were destroyed in this quarrel, five Benjamite, and one each of the Simeonite, Gadite, and Asherite divisions, while of the Levites one division was completely extirpated, and three others decimated in such a way that they did not recover until the days of David.

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