- Original: אשׁרי - Transliteration: 'Asheriy - Phonetic: aw-shay-ree' - Definition: Asherites = happy 1. those descended from Asher - Origin: patronymic from H836 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Patronymic from H836 ; an Asherite (collectively) or descendant of Asher: - Asherites. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Asherites, 1 Judges 1:32 • Ashurites, 1 2 Samuel 2:9