ʼÂçâph — H623

Definition

masculine proper noun

Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first

1. Asaph = "gatherer"
2. the father of Hezekiah's secretary
3. a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David
4. a Persian officer over the royal forest

Usually translated as

Asaph

Origin

from H622; collector

• Derived from ʼâçaph (H622)

Occurrences

ʼÂçâph occurs 34 times in 29 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (12), 2 Chronicles (5), Ezra (2), Nehemiah (6), Isaiah (2)

• 2 Kings 18:18 — And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph (אָסָ֖ף) the recorder.
• 2 Kings 18:37 — Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph (אָסָ֧ף) the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
• 1 Chronicles 6:39 — And his brother Asaph (אָסָ֔ף), who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
• 1 Chronicles 6:39 — And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph (אָסָ֥ף) the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
• 1 Chronicles 9:15 — And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph (אָסָֽף);
• 1 Chronicles 15:17 — So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph (אָסָ֖ף) the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
• 1 Chronicles 15:19 — So the singers, Heman, Asaph (אָסָ֖ף), and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
• 1 Chronicles 16:5 — Asaph (אָסָ֥ף) the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
• 1 Chronicles 16:5 — Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph (וְאָסָ֖ף) made a sound with cymbals;
• 1 Chronicles 16:7 — Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph (אָסָ֖ף) and his brethren.
• 1 Chronicles 16:37 — So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph (לְאָסָ֖ף) and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:
• 1 Chronicles 25:1 — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph (אָסָף֙), and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
• 1 Chronicles 25:2 — Of the sons of Asaph (אָסָ֗ף); Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
• 1 Chronicles 25:2 — Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph (אָסָ֑ף) under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
• 1 Chronicles 25:2 — Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph (אָסָ֔ף), which prophesied according to the order of the king.
• 1 Chronicles 25:6 — All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph (אָסָ֥ף), Jeduthun, and Heman.
• 1 Chronicles 25:9 — Now the first lot came forth for Asaph (לְאָסָ֖ף) to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
• 1 Chronicles 26:1 — Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph (אָסָֽף).
• 2 Chronicles 5:12 — Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph (לְאָסָ֡ף), of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
• 2 Chronicles 20:14 — Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph (אָסָ֑ף), came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
• 2 Chronicles 29:13 — And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph (אָסָ֔ף); Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
• 2 Chronicles 29:30 — Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph (וְאָסָ֣ף) the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
• 2 Chronicles 35:15 — And the singers the sons of Asaph (אָסָ֜ף) were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
• 2 Chronicles 35:15 — And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph (וְאָסָ֞ף), and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
• Ezra 2:41 — The singers: the children of Asaph (אָסָ֔ף), an hundred twenty and eight.
• Ezra 3:10 — And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph (אָסָף֙) with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
• Nehemiah 2:8 — And a letter unto Asaph (אָסָף֩) the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
• Nehemiah 7:44 — The singers: the children of Asaph (אָסָ֔ף), an hundred forty and eight.
• Nehemiah 11:17 — And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph (אָסָ֜ף), was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
• Nehemiah 11:22 — The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph (אָסָף֙), the singers were over the business of the house of God.
• Nehemiah 12:35 — And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph (אָסָֽף):
• Nehemiah 12:46 — For in the days of David and Asaph (וְאָסָ֖ף) of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
• Isaiah 36:3 — Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s (אָסָ֖ף) son, the recorder.
• Isaiah 36:22 — Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph (אָסָ֧ף), the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.