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N-proper-fs  |  3× in 1 sense
Asenath (Joseph's Egyptian wife, possibly meaning 'belonging to Neith')
The Egyptian wife of Joseph, given to him by Pharaoh along with high office. Her name likely means 'belonging to (the goddess) Neith,' reflecting authentic Egyptian naming patterns and religious culture. As daughter of Potiphera priest of On, she came from Egypt's priestly elite. Through her, Joseph fathered Ephraim and Manasseh, meaning half of Israel's tribal structure descends from an Egyptian mother. Her presence in the narrative underscores how God's purposes incorporated even Egyptian lineage into the covenant people.

Senses
1. sense 1 Genesis 41:45 introduces Asenath when Pharaoh gives her to Joseph as wife, identifying her father as Potiphera priest of On (Heliopolis). Genesis 41:50 notes that she bore Joseph two sons before the famine years. Genesis 46:20 includes her in the genealogical record, marking Ephraim and Manasseh as her sons. Her Egyptian name and priestly lineage highlight the full integration of Joseph into Egyptian society, while her sons' adoption by Jacob brings Egyptian blood into Israel's covenant inheritance—a remarkable inclusion that Genesis records without comment or critique.
DISCOURSE_NAMES Names of Persons and Places Proper Names (Personal)
AR["أَسْنَاتَ", "أَسْنَاتُ"]·ben["আসনাৎ", "আসনৎ"]·DE["Asnat"]·EN["Asenath"]·FR["Asnath"]·heb["אסנת"]·HI["आसनत", "आसनत-ने"]·ID["Asnat"]·IT["Asenath"]·jav["Asnat"]·KO["아스낫을", "아스낫이"]·PT["'Asnat"]·RU["Асенефа", "Асенефу"]·ES["Asenat", "Asnat"]·SW["Asenathi", "Asenati"]·TR["Asenat", "Asenat'ı"]·urd["آسنت", "آسنت-سے", "آسنت-نے"]

Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)

BDB / Lexicon Reference
אָֽסְנַת n.pr.f. wife of Joseph (𝔊 Ἀσεννεθ, 𝔊L Ἀσσενεθ; Egyptian, = belonging to (goddess) Neith (Thes); CookSpeaker’s Comm. i.479 proposes either As-Neit, favourite of Neith, or Isis-Neit) Gn 41:45, 50; 46:20.