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Malachi 3:12

“And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אָשַׁרʼâshar · aw-shar'
H833 · Hebrew

Definition: to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper
Derivation: or אָשֵׁר; a primitive root;
KJV renderings: (call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
אִשְּׁר֥וּ — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
Code HC/Vpq3cp
Usage: Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 30:13 Job 29:11 Psalms 41:3 Psalms 41:3 Psalms 72:17

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָשַׁר here.

Verse 11 Verse 13

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.