עֲשָׂהאֵל18 H6214
Asahel — 'God has made'; David's nephew famed for swiftness, also Levites and a post-exilic figure
A theophoric name meaning 'God has made,' most famously borne by the swift-footed brother of Joab and Abishai and nephew of David. His fatal pursuit of Abner after the battle of Gibeon (2 Sam 2:18-23) and the blood-vengeance it triggered shaped the political tensions of David's early reign. He is listed among David's elite Thirty warriors (2 Sam 23:24; 1 Chr 11:26). The name also belongs to a Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law (2 Chr 17:8), a temple official under Hezekiah (2 Chr 31:13), and a post-exilic figure in Ezra 10:15.
Senses
1. Asahel (personal name) — A proper name meaning 'God has made,' referring to at least four individuals: most prominently David's nephew, brother of Joab, renowned for being 'swift of foot as a wild gazelle' (2 Sam 2:18), whose death at Abner's hand provoked lasting enmity; also a Levitical teacher under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 17:8), a temple administrator under Hezekiah (2 Chr 31:13), and a post-exilic contemporary of Ezra (Ezra 10:15). The LXX form Ασαηλ and multilingual glosses (Asahel, Asael, Asah) consistently transliterate the name. 21×
AR["أَلْ", "أَيل", "عَسَائِيلَ", "عَسَائِيلُ", "عَسَاهَيلُ-", "عَسَاهِيل-", "عَسَاهِيلُ", "وَ-عَسائيل", "وَ-عَسَاهِيلُ", "وَعَسَائِيلَ", "وَعَسَائِيلُ", "وَعَسَاهِئيلَ"]·ben["অসাহেল", "অসাহেল-", "অসাহেলকে", "অসাহেলের", "আর-অসাহেল", "আসাহেল", "ঈল", "এল", "ও-অসাহেল"]·DE["Asah", "Asahel", "[ועשהאל]", "[עשהאל]", "tat", "und-Asah", "und-Asahel", "zu"]·EN["Asah", "Asah-", "Asahel", "El", "and-Asah", "and-Asah'el", "and-Asahel"]·FR["Asah", "Asaël", "et-Asah", "et-Asaël", "vers"]·heb["אל", "ו-עשה", "ו-עשהאל", "עשה", "עשה-אל", "עשהאל"]·HI["असाहएल", "असाहेल", "असाहेल-", "असाहेल-का", "असाहेल-ने", "एल", "और-असाहएल", "और-असाहेल"]·ID["-saudara", "Asael", "Asahel", "dan-Asael", "dan-Asahel", "saudara-dari"]·IT["Asael", "Asah", "e-Asael", "e-Asah", "verso"]·jav["Asahel", "Asahèl", "Asahèl-", "[kosong]", "lan-Asahel", "lan-Asahèl", "lan-Asahèl-", "sadhèrèk"]·KO["그-와-아사헬", "그리고-아사헬", "그리고-아사헬과", "그리고-아사헬은", "아사-", "아사헬", "아사헬-", "아사헬은", "아사헬을", "아사헬의", "아사헬이", "엘", "형제-의"]·PT["'Asa", "'Asa'el", "Asael", "Asah-El", "Asahel", "e-'Asa", "e-'Asa'el", "e-Asahel", "irmão-de"]·RU["...", "Аса-", "Асах-", "Асахель", "Асахэля", "Асаэль", "Асаэль-", "Асаэлю", "Асаэля", "Эль", "и-Аса-", "и-Асаэль", "трое"]·ES["Asael-", "Asah", "Asah-el", "Asahel", "Asá-El", "El", "y-Asael", "y-Asah", "y-Asahel"]·SW["Asaheli", "Asaheli-", "DOM", "Eli", "na-Asaheli", "waashahel"]·TR["Asael", "Asahel", "Asahel-", "Asahelin", "El", "ve-Asahel"]·urd["اور-عساہ-", "اور-عساہیل", "ایل", "بھائی", "عسائیل", "عساہ", "عساہ-ایل", "عساہیل", "عساہیل-", "و-عساہ-ایل"]
2 Sam 2:18, 2 Sam 2:18, 2 Sam 2:19, 2 Sam 2:20, 2 Sam 2:21, 2 Sam 2:22, 2 Sam 2:23, 2 Sam 2:30, 2 Sam 2:32, 2 Sam 3:27, 2 Sam 3:27, 2 Sam 3:30 (+9 more)
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
עֲשָׂהאֵל18 n.pr.m. Ασαηλ, 𝔊L Ασσαηλ (on this and foll. cf אֶלְעָשָׂה);— 1. brother of Joab and Abishai 2 S 2:18(×2) + 7 times 2, + 3:27, 30; 23:24; 1 Ch 2:16; 11:26; 27:7. 2. Levites: a. 2 Ch 17:8 (Ιασειηλ, Ασιηλ). b. 31:13. 3. post-exil. name Ezr 10:15.