asaphite

asaphite
\\ˈāˌsaˌfīt\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Asaph + English -ite
: a descendant of the Levite Asaph

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  • asaphite — asaph·ite …   English syllables

  • 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

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