Word Study · Strong's H6214 · Hebrew
עֲשָׂהאֵל
Asahel
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Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻĂsâhʼêl
“Asahel, the name of four Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Asahel, the name of four Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Asahel.
- 24occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 24 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- עֲשָׂה־4
- עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל3
- אֵ֥ל2
- אֵל֙2
- וַעֲשָׂה־2
- עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל2
- אֵ֖ל1
- אֵֽל׃1
- וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל1
- וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙1
- וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡ל1
- וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜ל1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- Asahel7
- -el6
- and Asahel4
- Asah-4
- and Asah-2
- O Asahel1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)18
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)6
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 18
- HC/Npm · 6
All 24, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel15 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 2:18וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לvaasahelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,here: and Asahel
- 2 Samuel 2:18וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙vaasahelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,here: and Asahel
- 2 Samuel 2:19עֲשָׂהאֵ֖לʾasahelproper noun (a name)and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.here: Asahel
- 2 Samuel 2:20עֲשָׂהאֵ֑לʾasahelproper noun (a name)And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.here: O Asahel
- 2 Samuel 2:21עֲשָׂהאֵ֔לʾasahelproper noun (a name)So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.here: Asahel
- 2 Samuel 2:22עֲשָׂהאֵ֔לʾasahelproper noun (a name)Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”here: Asahel
- 2 Samuel 2:23עֲשָׂהאֵ֛לʾasahelproper noun (a name)But Asahel refused to turn away; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.here: Asahel
- 2 Samuel 2:30וַעֲשָׂה־vaasah-conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,here: and Asah-
- 2 Samuel 2:30אֵֽל׃ʾelproper noun (a name)When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,here: -el
- 2 Samuel 2:32עֲשָׂהאֵ֔לʾasahelproper noun (a name)Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.here: Asahel
- 2 Samuel 3:27עֲשָׂה־ʾasah-proper noun (a name)When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.here: Asah-
- 2 Samuel 3:27אֵ֥לʾelproper noun (a name)When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.here: -el
- 2 Samuel 3:30עֲשָׂהאֵ֧לʾasahelproper noun (a name)(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)here: Asahel
- 2 Samuel 23:24עֲשָׂה־ʾasah-proper noun (a name)Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,here: Asah-
- 2 Samuel 23:24אֵ֥לʾelproper noun (a name)Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,here: -el
1 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:16וַעֲשָׂה־vaasah-conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.here: and Asah-
- 1 Chronicles 2:16אֵ֖לʾelproper noun (a name)Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.here: -el
- 1 Chronicles 11:26עֲשָׂה־ʾasah-proper noun (a name)Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,here: Asah-
- 1 Chronicles 11:26אֵל֙ʾelproper noun (a name)Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,here: -el
- 1 Chronicles 27:7עֲשָׂה־ʾasah-proper noun (a name)The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.here: Asah-
- 1 Chronicles 27:7אֵל֙ʾelproper noun (a name)The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.here: -el
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 17:8וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לvaasahelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.here: and Asahel
- 2 Chronicles 31:13וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜לvaasahelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.here: and Asahel