Meaning of the name: another, substitute. Related names are: Shuppim, Huppim, Ir, and Hushim. The translations of Aher in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
אַחֵר in Hebrew to
Akher in Arabic!
Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher. (1CH 7:12)