Midvash

אַשְׁכְּנַזʼAshkᵉnaz

proper name, masculine: a descendant of Japhet

Pronunciation: ash-ken-az' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H813

Meanings

2. a northern people (Jeremiah 51:27; Genesis 10:3)

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 10:3 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:6 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
  • Jeremiah 51:27 Raise a signal flag to the nations. Sound the battle cry! Mobilize them all against Babylon. Prepare them to fight against her! Bring out the armies of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander, and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts!

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).