Hebrew · H623

אָסָף

Asaph , the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first

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אָסָף H623

What does אָסָף mean in the Bible?

אָסָף is a Hebrew word meaning "Asaph , the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אָסָף mean in the Bible?

אָסָף is a Hebrew word meaning "Asaph , the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first".

How does the BSB render H623?

The BSB source-word alignment has 46 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Asaph (26), Asaph (10), and Asaph’s (2), . . . (1), [He was] one of Asaph’s (1).

Where does אָסָף appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 18:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (16), Psalms (12), 2 Chronicles (6), Nehemiah (6).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of Asaph 26× 2 Kings 18:18, 1 Chronicles 9:15, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:2

Asaph 10× 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 15:19, 1 Chronicles 16:5

and Asaph’s 2× 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 36:22

. . . 1× 2 Chronicles 29:13

[He was] one of Asaph’s 1× Nehemiah 11:22

[which was] for Asaph 1× 1 Chronicles 25:9

and Asaph 1× Nehemiah 12:46

and of Asaph 1× 2 Chronicles 29:30

Asaph’s 1× 2 Chronicles 20:14

was Asaph 1× 1 Chronicles 6:39

while Asaph 1× 1 Chronicles 16:5

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row 2 Kings 18:18

Aligned rows 46

Books represented 7

2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 16 2 Chronicles 6 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 6 Psalms 12 Isaiah 2

Source forms

לְאָ֫סָ֥ף 6x lə·’ā·sāp̄ Psalms 50:1, Psalms 73:1, Psalms 74:1, Psalms 78:1

אָסָ֖ף 5x ’ā·sāp̄ 2 Kings 18:18, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 15:19, 1 Chronicles 16:7

אָסָ֔ף 5x ’ā·sāp̄ 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 25:2, 2 Chronicles 29:13, Ezra 2:41

אָסָ֥ף 3x ’ā·sāp̄ 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 25:6

אָסָף֙ 3x ’ā·sāp̄ 1 Chronicles 25:1, Ezra 3:10, Nehemiah 11:22

אָסָֽף׃ 3x ’ā·sāp̄ 1 Chronicles 9:15, 1 Chronicles 26:1, Nehemiah 12:35

לְאָסָ֣ף 3x lə·’ā·sāp̄ Psalms 75:1, Psalms 76:1, Psalms 80:1

אָסָ֧ף 2x ’ā·sāp̄ 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 36:22

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 27x 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:37, 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 9:15

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 15x 1 Chronicles 16:37, 1 Chronicles 25:9, 2 Chronicles 5:12, Psalms 50:1

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x 1 Chronicles 16:5, 2 Chronicles 29:30, 2 Chronicles 35:15, Nehemiah 12:46

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אָסָף

What does אָסָף mean in the Bible?

What does אָסָף mean in the Bible?

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