Strong's Lexicon Ashkenaz: Ashkenaz Original Word: אַשְׁכְּנַז Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root, possibly related to a people or region. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ashkenaz in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew genealogical context. Usage: Ashkenaz is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a person and a people group. It is traditionally understood to be the name of a descendant of Noah through Japheth, specifically a son of Gomer. The term is also used to denote the people or region associated with this lineage. Cultural and Historical Background: In the genealogies of Genesis, Ashkenaz is listed as a son of Gomer, who is a son of Japheth, one of Noah's three sons. The descendants of Japheth are traditionally associated with the peoples of Europe and parts of Asia. Historically, Ashkenaz has been linked to various regions and peoples, including the Scythians and later, in medieval Jewish tradition, to the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, known as Ashkenazi Jews. This association, however, is more cultural and historical rather than directly biblical. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a son of Gomer, also his desc. and their land NASB Translation Ashkenaz (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs אַשְׁכְּנַז proper name, masculine 1. a descendant of Japhet Genesis 10:3 = 1 Chronicles 1:6; = 2 a northern people Jeremiah 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 Genesis 10:3; but see LagArmen. Stud. 143). אֶשְׁכָּר see II. שׁכר. אשׁל (be firm, firmly rooted, compare Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ashkenaz Of foreign origin; Ashkenaz, a Japhethite, also his descendants -- Ashkenaz. Forms and Transliterations אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז אשכנז וְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑ז ואשכנז ’aš·kă·naz ’aškănaz ashkaNaz veashkeNaz wə’aškənāz wə·’aš·kə·nāzLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 10:3 HEB: וּבְנֵ֖י גֹּ֑מֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז וְרִיפַ֖ת וְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃ NAS: of Gomer [were] Ashkenaz and Riphath KJV: of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, INT: the sons of Gomer Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah 1 Chronicles 1:6 Jeremiah 51:27 3 Occurrences |
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be firm). 
