אָסָף
Transliteration
'āsāp̄
Pronunciation
aw-sawf'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָסַף (H622)
Strong’s Definitions

אָסָף ʼÂçâph, aw-sawf'; from H622; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first:—Asaph.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x

The KJV translates Strong's H623 in the following manner: Asaph (46x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x
The KJV translates Strong's H623 in the following manner: Asaph (46x).

  1. Asaph = "gatherer"

    1. the father of Hezekiah's secretary

    2. a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David

    3. a Persian officer over the royal forest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָסָף ʼÂçâph, aw-sawf'; from H622; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first:—Asaph.
STRONGS H623: Abbreviations
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 1 Chronicles 6:18, אֵיתָן 1 Chronicles 6:29 see these names); 1 Chronicles 15:17 (|| Heman & Ethan, all called) הַמְּשֹׁרֲרִים 1 Chronicles 15:19; see also 1 Chronicles 16:5 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 16:7 compare 1 Chronicles 16:37 (|| Heman & Jeduthun 1 Chronicles 16:41; 1 Chronicles 16:42); 1 Chronicles 25:9, named with Heman & Jeduthun also 1 Chronicles 25:6; 2 Chronicles 5:12; 35:15; Psalm 50:1; Psalm 73:1-83:18 are ascribed to Asaph; compare also בִּימֵי דָוִיד וְאָסָף Nehemiah 12:46; he is called also הַחֹזֶה 2 Chronicles 29:30, compare אָסָף הַנִּבָּא עַל־יְדֵיהַמֶּלֶךְ 1 Chronicles 25:2; repeated mention is made also of sons of Asaph בְּנֵי־אָסָף, sons, descendants, and pupils, or those who sang and played after his manner 1 Chronicles 25:1 (|| Heman & Jeduthun) 1 Chronicles 25:2; 1 Chronicles 25:2; called הַמְּשֹׁרֲרִים 2 Chronicles 35:15; Ezra 2:41; Nehemiah 7:44; Nehemiah 11:22, compare Ezra 3:10; performing service of purification, Hezekiah's time 2 Chronicles 29:13; one of them prophesying 2 Chronicles 20:14; — 1 Chronicles 26:1 for בְּנֵי אָסָף read בְּנֵי אֶבְיָסָף, compare 1 Chronicles 9:19; on זִכְרִי 1 Chronicles 9:15, זַבְדִּי Nehemiah 11:17, זַכּוּר Nehemiah 12:35, called בֶּן־אָסָף, see these names.
†3. keeper of king's park Nehemiah 2:8.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

2 Kings 18:18; 2 Kings 18:37

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 6:18; 1 Chronicles 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:29; 1 Chronicles 9:15; 1 Chronicles 9:19; 1 Chronicles 15:17; 1 Chronicles 15:19; 1 Chronicles 16:5; 1 Chronicles 16:7; 1 Chronicles 16:37; 1 Chronicles 16:41; 1 Chronicles 16:42; 1 Chronicles 25:1; 1 Chronicles 25:2; 1 Chronicles 25:2; 1 Chronicles 25:2; 1 Chronicles 25:6; 1 Chronicles 25:9; 1 Chronicles 26:1

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 5:12; 2 Chronicles 20:14; 2 Chronicles 29:13; 2 Chronicles 29:30; 2 Chronicles 35:15; 2 Chronicles 35:15

Ezra

Ezra 2:41; Ezra 3:10

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:8; Nehemiah 7:44; Nehemiah 11:17; Nehemiah 11:22; Nehemiah 12:35; Nehemiah 12:46

Psalms

Psalms 50:1; Psalms 73:1; Psalms 73:2; Psalms 73:3; Psalms 73:4; Psalms 73:5; Psalms 73:6; Psalms 73:7; Psalms 73:8; Psalms 73:9; Psalms 73:10; Psalms 73:11; Psalms 73:12; Psalms 73:13; Psalms 73:14; Psalms 73:15; Psalms 73:16; Psalms 73:17; Psalms 73:18; Psalms 73:19; Psalms 73:20; Psalms 73:21; Psalms 73:22; Psalms 73:23; Psalms 73:24; Psalms 73:25; Psalms 73:26; Psalms 73:27; Psalms 73:28; Psalms 74:1; Psalms 74:2; Psalms 74:3; Psalms 74:4; Psalms 74:5; Psalms 74:6; Psalms 74:7; Psalms 74:8; Psalms 74:9; Psalms 74:10; Psalms 74:11; Psalms 74:12; Psalms 74:13; Psalms 74:14; Psalms 74:15; Psalms 74:16; Psalms 74:17; Psalms 74:18; Psalms 74:19; Psalms 74:20; Psalms 74:21; Psalms 74:22; Psalms 74:23; Psalms 75:1; Psalms 75:2; Psalms 75:3; Psalms 75:4; Psalms 75:5; Psalms 75:6; Psalms 75:7; Psalms 75:8; Psalms 75:9; Psalms 75:10; Psalms 76:1; Psalms 76:2; Psalms 76:3; Psalms 76:4; Psalms 76:5; Psalms 76:6; Psalms 76:7; Psalms 76:8; Psalms 76:9; Psalms 76:10; Psalms 76:11; Psalms 76:12; Psalms 77:1; Psalms 77:2; Psalms 77:3; Psalms 77:4; Psalms 77:5; Psalms 77:6; Psalms 77:7; Psalms 77:8; Psalms 77:9; Psalms 77:10; Psalms 77:11; Psalms 77:12; Psalms 77:13; Psalms 77:14; Psalms 77:15; Psalms 77:16; Psalms 77:17; Psalms 77:18; Psalms 77:19; Psalms 77:20; Psalms 78:1; Psalms 78:2; Psalms 78:3; Psalms 78:4; Psalms 78:5; Psalms 78:6; Psalms 78:7; Psalms 78:8; Psalms 78:9; Psalms 78:10; Psalms 78:11; Psalms 78:12; Psalms 78:13; Psalms 78:14; Psalms 78:15; Psalms 78:16; Psalms 78:17; Psalms 78:18; Psalms 78:19; Psalms 78:20; Psalms 78:21; Psalms 78:22; Psalms 78:23; Psalms 78:24; Psalms 78:25; Psalms 78:26; Psalms 78:27; Psalms 78:28; Psalms 78:29; Psalms 78:30; Psalms 78:31; Psalms 78:32; Psalms 78:33; Psalms 78:34; Psalms 78:35; Psalms 78:36; Psalms 78:37; Psalms 78:38; Psalms 78:39; Psalms 78:40; Psalms 78:41; Psalms 78:42; Psalms 78:43; Psalms 78:44; Psalms 78:45; Psalms 78:46; Psalms 78:47; Psalms 78:48; Psalms 78:49; Psalms 78:50; Psalms 78:51; Psalms 78:52; Psalms 78:53; Psalms 78:54; Psalms 78:55; Psalms 78:56; Psalms 78:57; Psalms 78:58; Psalms 78:59; Psalms 78:60; Psalms 78:61; Psalms 78:62; Psalms 78:63; Psalms 78:64; Psalms 78:65; Psalms 78:66; Psalms 78:67; Psalms 78:68; Psalms 78:69; Psalms 78:70; Psalms 78:71; Psalms 78:72; Psalms 79:1; Psalms 79:2; Psalms 79:3; Psalms 79:4; Psalms 79:5; Psalms 79:6; Psalms 79:7; Psalms 79:8; Psalms 79:9; Psalms 79:10; Psalms 79:11; Psalms 79:12; Psalms 79:13; Psalms 80:1; Psalms 80:2; Psalms 80:3; Psalms 80:4; Psalms 80:5; Psalms 80:6; Psalms 80:7; Psalms 80:8; Psalms 80:9; Psalms 80:10; Psalms 80:11; Psalms 80:12; Psalms 80:13; Psalms 80:14; Psalms 80:15; Psalms 80:16; Psalms 80:17; Psalms 80:18; Psalms 80:19; Psalms 81:1; Psalms 81:2; Psalms 81:3; Psalms 81:4; Psalms 81:5; Psalms 81:6; Psalms 81:7; Psalms 81:8; Psalms 81:9; Psalms 81:10; Psalms 81:11; Psalms 81:12; Psalms 81:13; Psalms 81:14; Psalms 81:15; Psalms 81:16; Psalms 82:1; Psalms 82:2; Psalms 82:3; Psalms 82:4; Psalms 82:5; Psalms 82:6; Psalms 82:7; Psalms 82:8; Psalms 83:1; Psalms 83:2; Psalms 83:3; Psalms 83:4; Psalms 83:5; Psalms 83:6; Psalms 83:7; Psalms 83:8; Psalms 83:9; Psalms 83:10; Psalms 83:11; Psalms 83:12; Psalms 83:13; Psalms 83:14; Psalms 83:15; Psalms 83:16; Psalms 83:17; Psalms 83:18

Isaiah

Isaiah 36:3; Isaiah 36:22