Asaph

/ˈeɪ.sæf/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A biblical figure associated with music.
  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of Azov. alt-of, obsolete

    "at the mouth of Tanais, the Turke hath fortified Aſaph."

  3. 3
    An alternative name for the Judean king Asa that gospel writer St. Matthew used.
  4. 4
    An early Welsh bishop and saint.

Example

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"at the mouth of Tanais, the Turke hath fortified Aſaph."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אָסַף (’Āsāp̄); meaning "Gathered by God".

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