Lexical Summary Asaph: "gatherer", the name of several Israelites Original Word: אָסָףTransliteration: Asaph Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sawf') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "gatherer", the name of several Israelites Meaning: Asaph -- "gatherer", the name of several Israelites Strong's Concordance Asaph From 'acaph; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first -- Asaph. see HEBREW 'acaph Brown-Driver-Briggs H623. Asaph אָסָף proper name, masculine (gatherer, compare Phoenician proper name, feminine אספת) 1 father of יוֺאָח the recorder 2 Kings 18:18, 37 = Isaiah 36:3, 22. 2 one of David's chief musicians, a Levite, son of Berechiah 1 Chronicles 6:24 (twice in verse) ("" הֵימָן v.6:18, אֵיתָן v.6:29 see these names); 15:17 ("" Heman & Ethan, all called) הַמְּשֹׁרֲרִים 15:19; see also 16:5 (twice in verse); 16:7 compare 16:37 ("" Heman & Jeduthun 16:41; 16:42); 25:9, named with Heman & Jeduthun also 25:6; 2 Chronicles 5:12; 35:15; Psalm 50:1; Psalm 73:1-83:18 are ascribed to Asaph; compare also וְאָסָף דָוִיד בִּימֵי Nehemiah 12:46; he is called also הַחֹזֶה2 Chronicles 29:30, compare עַליְֿדֵיהַמֶּלֶךְ הַנִּבָּא אָסָף 1 Chronicles 25:2; repeated mention is made also of sons of Asaph בְּנֵיאָֿסָף, sons, descendants, and pupils, or those who sang and played after his manner 25:1 ("" Heman & Jeduthun) 25:2; 25:2; called הַמְּשֹׁרֲרִים2 Chronicles 35:15; Ezra 2:41; Nehemiah 7:44; 11:22, compare Ezra 3:10; performing service of purification, Hezekiah's time 2 Chronicles 29:13; one of them prophesying 20:14; — 1 Chronicles 26:1 for אָסָף בְּנֵי read אֶבְיָסָף בְּנֵי, compare 9:19; on זִכְרִי 9:15, זַבְדִּי Nehemiah 11:17, זַכּוּר12:35, called בֶּןאָֿסָף, see these names. 3 keeper of king's park Nehemiah 2:8. |
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