First names in Hebrew

First name Usher: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אשר

Gematria value: 501

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Usher is written אשר

Usher is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Asher, אשר in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Usher mean?

Meaning: "happy"
Origin: Hebrew

Usher is the way Asher was pronounced in the Yiddish of Poland and Hungary, still heard in Hasidic families. Asher means “happy”: Leah names him saying, “How happy I am, for women will call me happy” (Genesis 30:13).

Gematria

Usher = 501

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אשר has 3 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• שthe letter Shin300
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total501

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Usher, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Usher, in nine pages

• Usher, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Usher
• Usher, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Usher in three answers

How do you write Usher in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Usher is written אשר. Usher is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Asher, אשר in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Usher?
Written אשר, Usher is worth 501: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Usher mean?
Happy (origin: Hebrew). Usher is the way Asher was pronounced in the Yiddish of Poland and Hungary, still heard in Hasidic families. Asher means “happy”: Leah names him saying, “How happy I am, for women will call me happy” (Genesis 30:13).