H6457 H6457
Pasakh: an Asherite, son of Japhlet in tribal genealogy
Pasakh appears in 1 Chronicles 7:33 in the genealogy of Asher, identified as one of Japhlet's sons. These tribal genealogies served multiple purposes: establishing inheritance rights, maintaining tribal identity, and preserving historical memory even when political structures changed. Though Pasakh himself plays no narrative role, his inclusion ensures that his family line remained documented among Asher's descendants. For post-exilic readers, these genealogies affirmed continuity—the tribes hadn't been lost, their family structures persisted, and Israel's identity as twelve tribes remained intact.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name in 1 Chronicles 7:33, identifying a descendant of Asher through the line of Japhlet. Pasakh represents one link in Asher's tribal genealogy, preserved in the Chronicles' comprehensive documentation of Israel's family structures. Though he performs no actions in the biblical narrative, his inclusion maintains the record of Asherite families, part of the Chronicler's project of affirming tribal continuity and legitimacy across generations. 1×
AR["فاساك"]·ben["পাসক"]·DE["[פסך]"]·EN["Pasakh"]·FR["[פסך]"]·heb["פסך"]·HI["पासाक"]·ID["Pasakh"]·IT["[פסך]"]·jav["Pasakh"]·KO["바색"]·PT["Pasakh"]·RU["Пасах"]·ES["Pasac"]·SW["Pasaki"]·TR["Pasak"]·urd["فاسک"]
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
† פָּסָךְ (van d. H. פָּסַךְ) n.pr.m. Asherite 1 Ch 7:33, Βαισηχι, A Φεσηχι, 𝔊L Φασεχ.