אַשְׁכְּנַז
ash.ke.nazProper Noun (Masculine)H0813
Ashkenaz
From: of foreign origin;
Short Definition
Ashkenaz, a Japhethite, also his descendants
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the Gomerians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Gomer (H1586); brother of: Riphath (H7384A) and Togarmah (H8425) § Ashchenaz or Ashkenaz = "a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered" 1) a descendant of Japheth 2) a northern people, perhaps of Bithynia
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
3 timesAppears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1
Jeremiah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:6
- Genesis 10:3
- Jeremiah 51:27
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