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Asaph

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Asaph ♂ Biblical name, meaning ‘collector’ in Hebrew. It is found attached to some of the Psalms (50 and 73–83), and may have been the name of the writer or of a cantor. It is also mentioned at 1 Chronicles 6:39, 9:15, and 25:1; and other, apparently unrelated bearers of the name are mentioned at 2 Kings 18:37 and Isaiah 36:3 and 36:22. In more recent times the name was borne by Asaph Hall (1829–1907), the American astronomer who discovered the two satellites of Mars.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Asaph." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Asaph

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Asaph, in the second part of Absalom and Achitophel written chiefly by Tate, is Dryden, and refers to the Asaph of 1 Chr. 16: 4–7 and 25: 1, and the hereditary choir, the ‘Sons of Asaph’, who conducted the musical services of the Temple.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Asaph." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Asaph." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Asaph.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Asaph." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Asaph.html

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Asaph

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Asaph , in the Bible. 1 Choirmaster of David's time, or the eponym of a corps of singers. His name is attached to a little collection of psalms. 2 The same as Abiasaph . 3 Father of a chronicler. 4 King's forester in the Book of Nehemiah.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Asaph •caff, carafe, faff, gaff, gaffe, naff, Najaf, piaffe, Taff •Piaf • chiffchaff • decaf • pilaf • Olaf •paraph • riffraff • Asaph

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