Strong H609H609Hאָסָא

Asa

One of the 2 senses of Strong H609

Transliteration
'âsâ'
Pronunciation
aw-saw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;
son of: Elkanah (H511K);
father of: Berechiah (H1296I)

Meaning of the name

Asa = "healer: injurious (?)"

General definition

Of uncertain derivation;
{Asa} the name of a king and of a Levite: - Asa.

In the biblical story

Asa

Levite gatekeeper who resettled in Jerusalem

Asa was a Levite gatekeeper who resettled in Jerusalem (1 Chr 9:16).

In the Bible

Strong H609H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • asa1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:16
    And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
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