Lexical Definition
עֲשָׂהאֵל ʻĂsâhʼêl (as-aw-ale') Asahel N:N-M-P
from עָשָׂה and אֵל; God has made
Asahel.
- § Asahel = "God-made"
- Asahel, the name of four Israelites
1) nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him
2) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law
3) a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple
4) a priest, father of Jonathan, in the time of Ezra
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ασσαήλ | Asahel | LXX.2Sam.2.18 • LXX.2Sam.2.18 • LXX.2Sam.2.21 • LXX.2Sam.2.23 • LXX.2Sam.2.30 • LXX.2Sam.2.32 • LXX.2Sam.3.27 • LXX.2Sam.3.30 • LXX.1Chr.2.16 |
| Asahel pursued | LXX.2Sam.2.19 | |
| Ασαήλ | Asahel | LXX.2Sam.23.24 • LXX.1Chr.11.26 • LXX.1Chr.27.7 • LXX.2Chr.31.13 |
| Azal | LXX.Zech.14.5 | |
| of Asahel | LXX.Ezra.10.15 | |
| to Asahel | LXX.2Sam.2.22 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲשָׂהאֵל18 proper name, masculine Ασαηλ, ᵐ5L Ασσαηλ (on this and following compare אֶלְעָשָׂה); —
1. brother of Joab and Abishai 2Sam 2:18 (twice in verse) + 7 t. 2, + 2Sam 3:27; 2Sam 3:30; 2Sam 23:24; 1Chr 2:16; 1Chr 11:26; 1Chr 27:7.
2. Levites:
a. 2Chr 17:8 (Ιασειηλ,Ασιηλ).
b. 2Chr 31:13.
3. post-exile name Ezra 10:15.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 2:18 · 3:27 · 3:30 · 23:24 |
| 1 Chronicles | 2:16 · 11:26 · 27:7 |
| 2 Chronicles | 17:8 · 31:13 |
| Ezra | 10:15 |