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אַשְׁכְּנַז

ash.ke.nazAshkenaz
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man3 occurrences3 books3 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Ashkenaz: Grandson of Japheth, son of Gomer
  • Ashkenaz: A kingdom summoned to battle against Babylon

Definition

of foreign origin; Ashkenaz, a Japhethite, also his descendants
Traditional renderings: Ashkenaz.

Glossary entries

Ashkenaz Ashchenaz

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. Genesis 10:3אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז · Ashkenaz
    The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:6אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז · Ashkenaz
    The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
  3. Jeremiah 51:27וְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑ז · and Ashkenaz
    “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.