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Asaph <a href="../greek/761.htm" title="761">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Asaph: Asaph</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Ἀσάφ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Noun, Indeclinable<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Asaph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-SAHF<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(as-ah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Asaph<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Asa, son of Abijah and father of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah about 900 B.C. for 41 years.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew אָסָף (Asaph)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>H623 - אָסָף (Asaph)<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Asaph is a name found in the Bible, primarily associated with a prominent Levite musician and psalmist during the time of King David. The name Asaph means "gatherer" or "collector." In the context of the Bible, Asaph is recognized for his role in the worship and musical traditions of Israel, contributing to the composition and performance of psalms.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Asaph was one of the leaders of David's choir and is credited with authoring several psalms. He was appointed by King David to be in charge of the music in the house of the Lord, playing a significant role in the liturgical life of ancient Israel. Asaph and his descendants, known as the "sons of Asaph," continued to serve as temple musicians for generations, maintaining a legacy of worship and musical excellence.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin, cf. <a href="/hebrew/623.htm">Asaph</a> and <a href="/hebrew/609.htm">Asa</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Asa, a king of Judah<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Asa (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 760: Ασα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Ασα</span></span> (Chaldean <span class="hebrew">אֲסָא</span>, <span class="accented">to cure</span>), <span class="accented">Asa,</span> king of Judah, son of king Abijah (<a href="/interlinear/1_kings/15-8.htm">1 Kings 15:8</a>ff): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7</a>f. (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> read <span class="greek2">Ἀσάφ</span> which see.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 760a: ἀσαίνω</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀσαίνω</span></span>: in <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:3</a>, Kuenen and Cobet (in their N. T. ad fidem manuscript <span class="manuref">Vat.</span>, Lugd. 1860 (pref., p. xc.)), following Lachmann (who followed Valckenaer in following J. J. Reiske (Animad. ad <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, p. 68); see Valck. Opuscc. ii. 246-249) in his larger edit., conjectured and received into their text <span class="greek2">μηδέν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀσαίνεσθαι</span>, which they think to be equivalent to <span class="greek2">ά᾿χθεσθαι</span>, <span class="greek2">χαλεπως</span> <span class="greek2">φέρειν</span>. But there is no necessity for changing the <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σαίνω</span></span>, 2 b. <span class="greek2">β</span>.), nor can it be shown that <span class="greek2">ἀσαίνω</span> is used by Greek writings for <span class="greek2">ἀσάω</span>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Asa. <p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/609.htm">'Aca'</a>); Asa, an Israelite -- Asa. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/609.htm">'Aca'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Ασαφ Ἀσάφ Ἀσὰφ Asaph Asáph Asàph<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 1:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγέννησεν τὸν <b>Ἀσάφ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Abijah the father <span class="itali">of Asa.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Abia begat <span class="itali">Asa;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was father of <span class="itali">Asa</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 1:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>Ἀσὰφ</b> δὲ ἐγέννησεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Asa</span> was the father of Jehoshaphat,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">Asa</span> begat Josaphat;<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Asa</span> moreover was father of<p><b><a href="/greek/760.htm">Strong's Greek 760</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_760.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/asaph_760.htm">Ἀσάφ — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/759.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="759"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="759" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/761.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="761"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="761" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>