Hebrew proper noun (a person) · H623
אָסָף
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Asaph
34 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼÂçâph
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H623is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 39Old Testament books
- 15spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H623
Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
The King James renders it: Asaph.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Asaph is rendered "Asaph". It stands 34 times in the Hebrew text, across six books.
- Sixteen of the uses stand in 1 Chronicles, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.2 Kings 18:18Then 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.
- The Greek text spells it fifteen different ways.
The first use
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.
2 Kings 18:18אָסָ֖ף
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Sixteen of the word's thirty-four uses are in 1 Chronicles.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Asaph27
- and Asaph4
- to Asaph2
- for Asaph1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| אָסָם | asam | storehouse | Uses2 |
The words it stands beside
All 34, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
15 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- אָסָ֖ף5
- אָסָ֔ף5
- אָסָ֥ף3
- אָסָף֙3
- אָסָֽף׃3
- אָסָ֧ף2
- אָסָ֑ף2
- אָסָ֜ף2
- וְאָסָ֖ף2
- לְאָסָ֖ף2
- אָסָ֗ף1
- אָסָף֩1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- proper noun (a name)27HNpm
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)4HC/Npm
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3HR/Npm
2 Kings
two uses
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.
- אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- אָסָ֧ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
1 Chronicles
sixteen uses
Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:
- אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
- אָסָ֥ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
- אָסָֽף׃ʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
- אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
- אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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 cymbals
- אָסָ֥ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
- וְאָסָ֖ףveasafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Asaph
On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
- אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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,
- לְאָסָ֖ףleasafpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Asaph
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:
- אָסָף֙ʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- אָסָ֗ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
- אָסָ֑ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
- אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- אָסָ֥ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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;
- לְאָסָ֖ףleasafpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: for Asaph
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
- אָסָֽף׃ʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
2 Chronicles
six uses
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.
- לְאָסָ֡ףleasafpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Asaph
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.
- אָסָ֑ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
- אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- וְאָסָ֣ףveasafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Asaph
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.
- אָסָ֜ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
- וְאָסָ֞ףveasafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Asaph
Ezra
two uses
The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.
- אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- אָסָף֙ʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
Nehemiah
six uses
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.
- אָסָף֩ʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.
- אָסָ֔ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- אָסָ֜ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- אָסָף֙ʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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,
- אָסָֽף׃ʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- וְאָסָ֖ףveasafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Asaph
Isaiah
two uses
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him.
- אָסָ֖ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
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.
- אָסָ֧ףʾasafproper noun (a name)tagged: Asaph
The letters
Gematria 141· 861 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.