asaf · Asaph

What it means

asaf (אָסָף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Asaph”.

A name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings×2
• 1 Chronicles×16
• 2 Chronicles×6
• Ezra×2
• Nehemiah×6
• Psalms×12
• Isaiah×2

• 2 Kings 18:18

  They called to the king, and there came out to them Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder.

• 2 Kings 18:37

  Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

• 1 Chronicles 6:39

  And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

• 1 Chronicles 9:15

  and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

• 1 Chronicles 15:17

  So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

• 1 Chronicles 15:19

  And the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, with cymbals of bronze, to make themselves heard;

• 1 Chronicles 16:5

  Asaph the head, and his second, Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of harps and with lyres; and Asaph with the cymbals, making himself heard;

• 1 Chronicles 16:7

  On that day then David first assigned the giving of thanks to YHWH by the hand of Asaph and his brothers:

• 1 Chronicles 16:37

  So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of YHWH, Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the ark continually, as the matter of each day required on its day;

• 1 Chronicles 25:1

  David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The number of the workmen for their service was:

• 1 Chronicles 25:2

  Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

• 1 Chronicles 25:6

  All these were under the direction of their father in the song of the house of YHWH, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of Elohim, under the direction of the king: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

• 1 Chronicles 25:9

  The first lot, of Asaph, came out for Joseph; Gedaliah the second, he and his brothers and his sons, twelve;

• 1 Chronicles 26:1

  For the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

• 2 Chronicles 5:12

  and the Levites, the singers, all of them, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, were standing east of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding the trumpets;

• 2 Chronicles 20:14

  Then upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, the spirit of YHWH came in the midst of the assembly,

• 2 Chronicles 29:13

  and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

• 2 Chronicles 29:30

  Hezekiah the king and the officials ordered the Levites to praise YHWH with the words of David and of Asaph the seer; and they praised with great joy, and they bowed and bowed down.

• 2 Chronicles 35:15

  The singers, the sons of Asaph, were at their post, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the seer of the king; and the gatekeepers were at each gate. There was no need for them to turn away from their service, for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.

• Ezra 2:41

  The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.

• Ezra 3:10

  And when the builders founded the temple of YHWH, they set the priests in their vestments with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise YHWH under the direction of David king of Israel.

• Nehemiah 2:8

  and a letter to Asaph, keeper of the park that belongs to the king, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress that belongs to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I will go into.” And the king granted it to me, according to the good hand of my Elohim upon me.

• Nehemiah 7:44

  The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.

• Nehemiah 11:17

  and Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, head of the beginning, who gave thanks in the prayer; and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

• Nehemiah 11:22

  And the one appointed of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of Elohim.

• Nehemiah 12:35

  and of the sons of the priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

• Nehemiah 12:46

  For in the days of David and Asaph, of old, there were heads of the singers and song of praise and thanksgivings to Elohim.

• Psalms 50:1

  A psalm of Asaph. El, Elohim, YHWH, has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

• Psalms 73:1

  A psalm of Asaph. Surely good to Israel is Elohim, to the pure in heart.

• Psalms 74:1

  A maskil of Asaph. Why, Elohim, have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?

• Psalms 75:1

  For the director. Do Not Destroy. A psalm of Asaph. A song. We give you thanks, Elohim, we give thanks, and near is your name; they recount your wonders.

• Psalms 76:1

  For the director. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. Known in Judah is Elohim; in Israel great is his name.

• Psalms 77:1

  For the director. On Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm. My voice goes to Elohim, and I cry out; my voice to Elohim, and he gives ear to me.

• Psalms 78:1

  A maskil of Asaph. Give ear, my people, to my instruction; incline your ear to the sayings of my mouth.

• Psalms 79:1

  A psalm of Asaph. Elohim, nations have come into your inheritance; they have made unclean your holy temple; they have made Jerusalem into heaps of ruins.

• Psalms 80:1

  For the director. On The Lilies of the Testimony. Of Asaph. A psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit upon the cherubim, shine forth.

• Psalms 81:1

  For the director. On the Gitit. Of Asaph. Shout for joy to Elohim our strength; raise a shout to the Elohim of Jacob.

• Psalms 82:1

  A psalm of Asaph. Elohim stands in the community of El; in the midst of the gods he judges.

• Psalms 83:1

  A song. A psalm of Asaph. Elohim, do not keep silent; do not be mute, and do not be still, El.

• Isaiah 36:3

  And there came out to him Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder.

And 6 more times.