Strong's Lexicon

H813

H813 — אַשׁכְּנַז

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewAshknaznameOccurrences: 3

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H813
Word:אַשׁכְּנַז
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:of foreign origin
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:Ashknaz
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ash-ken-az'
Meaning:1. Ashkenaz, a Japhethite, also his descendants
KJV Renderings:Ashkenaz.

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אַשְׁכְּנַז

proper name, masculine 1. a descendant of Japhet Gen 10:3 = 1Chr 1:6 =
2. a northern people Jer 51:27 מַמְלְכוֺת אֲרָרָט מִנִּי וְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑ז (perhaps a people Bithynia, = Ascan(ians) + az ending of Armen. patronymics, see especially LenOr. ii. 388 f., also LagGes, Abhandl. 254 f. Di Gen 10:3 but see LagArmen. Stud. 143).


אֶשְׁכָּר see II. שׁכר .


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