Strong H623H623Iאָסָף
Asaph
One of the 5 senses of Strong H623
- Transliteration
- 'âsâph
- Pronunciation
- aw-sawf'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.15;
father of: Zichri (H2147K)
father of: Zichri (H2147K)
Meaning of the name
Asaph = "gatherer"
General definition
From H622; collector;
{Asaph} the name of three {Israelites} and of the family of the first: - Asaph.
{Asaph} the name of three {Israelites} and of the family of the first: - Asaph.
In the biblical story
Asaph
Levite descendant who resettled in Jerusalem
Asaph was a Levite descendant who resettled in Jerusalem after the exile (1 Chr 9:15; Neh 11:17).
In the Bible
Strong H623I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- asaph2
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 9:15And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
- Nehemiah 11:17And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.