- asaphite
- asaph·ite
English syllables. 2014.
asaphite
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asaphite — ˈāˌsaˌfīt noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Asaph + English ite : a descendant of the Levite Asaph … Useful english dictionary
Psalms of Asaph — The Psalms of Asaph (לְאָסָף) are the twelve psalms numbered 50 and 73 – 83 of the Psalter. The origin and identity of the person of Asaph is ambiguous, and it is difficult to know whether or not there was an identifiable progenitor for this… … Wikipedia
ASAPH — (Heb. אָסָף), name of four biblical figures. (1) The ancestor of one of the principal families of singers in the Temple. According to I Chronicles 6:24–26, Asaph himself, who is dated to the Davidic period, was descended from Gershom son of Levi… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
