Asuph אָסֹף
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| אָסֹף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | asuph |
| Strong's number | H624 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | storehouse |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Chronicles (2) |
Asuph (Hebrew אָסֹף, Strong's H624) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “storehouse”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) what is gathered, store, storing, storehouse
2) (CLBL) threshold (metonomy)
2) (CLBL) threshold (metonomy)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | asuppim (2), thresholds (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | storehouse (1), storerooms (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Asuph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 26:15To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-edom, and the lot for the storehouses to his sons.
- 1 Chronicles 26:17Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 12:25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).