A son of Jacob

The answer

ASHER

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASHER answer page.

Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• LEVI (4 uses in xd)
• JUDAH (3 uses in xd)
• GAD (2 uses in xd)
• SIMEON (2 uses in xd)
• DAN (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ASHER

Every other clue in this collection answered by ASHER, most used first.

• Son of Jacob - used 45 times, most recently in 2022
• "My Name Is ___ Lev" - used 26 times, most recently in 2022
• Eighth son of Jacob - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Jacob's eighth son - used 12 times, most recently in 2005
• One of the 12 tribes of Israel - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Tribe of Israel - used 12 times, most recently in 2010
• "My Name is ___ Lev" (Potok novel) - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• One of Israel's 12 tribes - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Peter of Peter and Gordon - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• A tribe of Israel - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Potok's "My Name Is ___ Lev" - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Henry Ford's son - EDSEL, used 44 times
• John Jacob ___ - ASTOR, used 37 times
• Son of Cain - ENOCH, used 37 times
• Fur trader John Jacob - ASTOR, used 31 times
• Furrier John Jacob - ASTOR, used 31 times
• Abraham's son - ISAAC, used 29 times

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