Strong H623H623Kאָסָף
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 Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.24;
son of: Korah (H7141I);
brother of: Assir (H617) and Elkanah (H511);
father of: Assir (H617H) and Kore (H6981); also called Abiasaph at Exo.6.24; Asaph at 1Ch.26.1;
Another name of ev.ya.saph (אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָף "Ebiasaph" H43)
son of: Korah (H7141I);
brother of: Assir (H617) and Elkanah (H511);
father of: Assir (H617H) and Kore (H6981); also called Abiasaph at Exo.6.24; Asaph at 1Ch.26.1;
Another name of ev.ya.saph (אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָף "Ebiasaph" H43)
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
Ebiasaph
Levite descendant of Korah, ancestor of temple gatekeepers
Ebiasaph, also known as Abiasaph or Asaph, was a Levite descendant of Korah and an ancestor of temple gatekeepers. (1Ch.6.23,37; 9.19; Exo.6.24; 1Ch.26.1)
In the Bible
Strong H623K appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- asaph1
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 26:1Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.