Word Study · Strong's H623 · Hebrew
אָסָף
Asaph
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Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼÂçâph
“Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
Rendered in the KJV as
Asaph.
- 34occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 34 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- אָסָ֖ף5
- אָסָ֔ף5
- אָסָ֥ף3
- אָסָף֙3
- אָסָֽף׃3
- אָסָ֧ף2
- אָסָ֑ף2
- אָסָ֜ף2
- וְאָסָ֖ף2
- לְאָסָ֖ף2
- אָסָ֗ף1
- אָסָף֩1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 4
- Asaph27
- and Asaph4
- to Asaph2
- for Asaph1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)27
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)4
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 27
- HC/Npm · 4
- HR/Npm · 3
All 34, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Chronicles16 of 34 · 47%
- 2 Chronicles6 of 34 · 18%
- Nehemiah6 of 34 · 18%
- 2 Kings2 of 34 · 6%
- Ezra2 of 34 · 6%
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2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 18:18אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Then they called for the king; and Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to them.here: Asaph
- 2 Kings 18:37אָסָ֧ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.here: Asaph
1 Chronicles16 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 6:39אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 6:39אָסָ֥ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 9:15אָסָֽף׃ʾasafproper noun (a name)Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 15:17אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 15:19אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 16:5אָסָ֥ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbalshere: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 16:5וְאָסָ֖ףveasafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbalshere: and Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 16:7אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 16:37לְאָסָ֖ףleasafpreposition + proper noun (a name)So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,here: to Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 25:1אָסָף֙ʾasafproper noun (a name)Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 25:2אָסָ֗ףʾasafproper noun (a name)From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 25:2אָסָ֑ףʾasafproper noun (a name)From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 25:2אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 25:6אָסָ֥ףʾasafproper noun (a name)All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.here: Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 25:9לְאָסָ֖ףleasafpreposition + proper noun (a name)The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;here: for Asaph
- 1 Chronicles 26:1אָסָֽף׃ʾasafproper noun (a name)These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.here: Asaph
2 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 5:12לְאָסָ֡ףleasafpreposition + proper noun (a name)all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.here: to Asaph
- 2 Chronicles 20:14אָסָ֑ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.here: Asaph
- 2 Chronicles 29:13אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;here: Asaph
- 2 Chronicles 29:30וְאָסָ֣ףveasafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.here: and Asaph
- 2 Chronicles 35:15אָסָ֜ףʾasafproper noun (a name)The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.here: Asaph
- 2 Chronicles 35:15וְאָסָ֞ףveasafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.here: and Asaph
Ezra2 occurrences
- Ezra 2:41אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.here: Asaph
- Ezra 3:10אָסָף֙ʾasafproper noun (a name)When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.here: Asaph
Nehemiah6 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:8אָסָף֩ʾasafproper noun (a name)And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.here: Asaph
- Nehemiah 7:44אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.here: Asaph
- Nehemiah 11:17אָסָ֜ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.here: Asaph
- Nehemiah 11:22אָסָף֙ʾasafproper noun (a name)Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.here: Asaph
- Nehemiah 12:35אָסָֽף׃ʾasafproper noun (a name)and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,here: Asaph
- Nehemiah 12:46וְאָסָ֖ףveasafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.here: and Asaph
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 36:3אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him.here: Asaph
- Isaiah 36:22אָסָ֧ףʾasafproper noun (a name)Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.here: Asaph