621. Asenath
Strong's Lexicon
Asenath: Asenath

Original Word: אָסְנַת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Asenath
Pronunciation: ah-seh-NATH
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-se-nath')
Definition: Asenath
Meaning: Asenath

Word Origin: Of Egyptian origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Asenath in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as her account is primarily contained within the Old Testament.

Usage: Asenath is a personal name meaning "belonging to Neith," with Neith being an Egyptian goddess. In the Bible, Asenath is known as the wife of Joseph and the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.

Cultural and Historical Background: Asenath was the daughter of Potiphera, a priest of On, an ancient city in Egypt. Her marriage to Joseph, a Hebrew who rose to prominence in Egypt, signifies a union between Hebrew and Egyptian cultures. This marriage was likely arranged by Pharaoh as a political alliance, reflecting the integration and acceptance of Joseph into Egyptian society. Asenath's account highlights the cultural exchanges and interactions between the Israelites and Egyptians during the time of the patriarchs.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
perhaps "belonging to Neith," the wife of Joseph
NASB Translation
Asenath (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אָֽסְנַת proper name, feminine wife of Joseph (ᵐ5 Ἀσεννεθ, ᵐ5L Ἀσσενεθ; Egyptian, = belonging to (goddess) Neith (Thes); CookSpeaker's Comm. i. 479 proposes either As-Neit, favourite of Neith, or < Isis-Neit) Genesis 41:45,50; Genesis 46:20.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Asenath

Of Egyptian derivation; Asenath, the wife of Joseph -- Asenath.

Forms and Transliterations
אָֽסְנַ֔ת אָֽסְנַ֗ת אסנת ’ā·sə·naṯ ’āsənaṯ aseNat
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 41:45
HEB: ל֣וֹ אֶת־ אָֽסְנַ֗ת בַּת־ פּ֥וֹטִי
NAS: and he gave him Asenath, the daughter
KJV: him to wife Asenath the daughter
INT: Zaphenath-paneah gave Asenath the daughter of Potiphera

Genesis 41:50
HEB: יָֽלְדָה־ לּוֹ֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת־ פּ֥וֹטִי
NAS: whom Asenath, the daughter
KJV: came, which Asenath the daughter
INT: whom bore Asenath the daughter of Potiphera

Genesis 46:20
HEB: יָֽלְדָה־ לּוֹ֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת־ פּ֥וֹטִי
NAS: whom Asenath, the daughter
KJV: and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter
INT: whom bore Asenath the daughter of Potiphera

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 621
3 Occurrences


’ā·sə·naṯ — 3 Occ.
















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