Lexical Definition
אַשְׁכְּנַז ʼAshkᵉnaz (ash-ken-az') Ashkenaz N:N-M-P
of foreign origin
Ashkenaz.
- § Ashchenaz or Ashkenaz = "a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered"
- Ashkenaz, a Japhethite, also his descendants
1) a descendant of Japheth
2) a northern people, perhaps of Bithynia
Extended Information
- A man of the Gomerians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.3
- son of: Gomer (גֹּמֶר)
- brother of: Riphath (רִיפַת) and Togarmah (תּוֹגַרְמָה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:3 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:6 |
| Jeremiah | 51:27 |
Profile
Male • Early Patriarch • Grandson of Japheth, son of Gomer
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Ashkenaz was a grandson of Japheth and son of Gomer, mentioned in the Table of Nations (Gen 10:3; 1 Chr 1:6).
- A man of the Gomerians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.3;
- only referred to as Ashkenaz אַשְׁכְּנַז;
- son of Gomer גֹּמֶר;
- a brother of Riphath רִיפַת and Togarmah תּוֹגַרְמָה.
Ashkenaz is mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1, known as the Table of Nations. He was a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah. The Table of Nations records the spreading out of Noah's descendants after the flood, indicating the origins of various people groups. Ashkenaz and his brothers, Riphath and Togarmah, are associated with the peoples who settled in the region of Asia Minor and the Black Sea. Some scholars have connected the name Ashkenaz with the Scythians, a nomadic people who lived in the area north of the Black Sea.
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