Asa Asaph Names

אָסָא n.pr.m. (perhaps healer) I king of Judah, son of Abijam and father of Jehoshaphat 1 K 15:8, 9, 11 + 24 times 1 K 15; 16; 22; 1 Ch 3:10 2 Ch 13:23 + 28 times 2 Ch 14–21; Je 41:9. Perhaps apoc. theophoric name, cf. רְפָאֵל. Also son of Elkanah and father of Berechiah 1 Ch 9:16.

אָסָף n.pr.m. (gatherer, cf. Ph. n.pr.f. אספת) †1. father of יוֹאָח the recorder 2 K 18:18, 37 = Is 36:3, 22. 2. one of David’s chief musicians, a Levite, son of Berechiah 1 Ch 6:24(×2) (‖ הֵימָן v 18, אֵיתָן v 29 vid. these names); 15:17 (‖ Heman & Ethan, all called) הַמְשֹׁרֲרִים v 19, v. also 16:5(×2), 7 cf. v 37 (‖ Heman & Jeduthun v 41, 42); 25:9, named with Heman & Jeduthun also 25:6; 2 Ch 5:12; 35:15; ψ 50. 73–83 are ascribed to Asaph; cf. also בִּימֵי דָוִיד וְאָסָף Ne 12:46; he is called also הַחֹזֶה 2 Ch 29:30, cf. אָסָף הַנִּבָּא עַל־יְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ 1 Ch 25:2; repeated mention is made also of sons of Asaph בְּנֵי־אָסָף, sons, descendants, and pupils, or those who sang and played after his manner 1 Ch 25:1 (‖ Heman & Jeduthun) v 2(×2); called הַמְשֹׁרֲרִים 2 Ch 35:15; Ezr 2:41; Ne 7:44; 11:22, cf. Ezr 3:10; performing service of purification, Hezekiah’s time 2 Ch 29:13, one of them prophesying 2 Ch 20:14;—1 Ch 26:1 for בְּנֵי אָסָף read בְּנֵי אֶבְיָסָף, cf. 9:19; on זִכְרִי 9:15, זַבְדִּי Ne 11:17, זַכּוּר 12:35, called בֶּן־אָסָף, v. these names. †3. keeper of king’s park Ne 2:8.

Ἀσάφ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. אָסַף), [H609] Asaph, an obvious error for Ἀσά, found in the best texts, and adopted by LTTr. and WH, R, mg.: Mat.1:7-8.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)