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עֲשָׂהאֵל H6214

H6214 is the Hebrew word עֲשָׂהאֵל, transliterated ʻĂsâhʼêl and said as-aw-ale'. The King James Version most often renders it asahel.

Word: עֲשָׂהאֵלTransliteration: ʻĂsâhʼêlSaid: as-aw-ale'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

Asahel, the name of four Israelites.

Where it comes from

from H6213 (עָשָׂה) and H410 (אֵל); God has made.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

asahel 16×art thou asahel 1×where asahel 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Asahel.

Verses using עֲשָׂהאֵל

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 2:18 · KJV

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

2 Samuel 2:19 · KJV

And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

2 Samuel 2:20 · KJV

Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

2 Samuel 2:21 · KJV

And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.

2 Samuel 2:22 · KJV

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

2 Samuel 2:23 · KJV

Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

2 Samuel 2:30 · KJV

And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

2 Samuel 2:32 · KJV

And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

2 Samuel 3:27 · KJV

And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

2 Samuel 3:30 · KJV

So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

2 Samuel 23:24 · KJV

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

1 Chronicles 2:16 · KJV

Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

1 Chronicles 11:26 · KJV

Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

1 Chronicles 27:7 · KJV

The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

2 Chronicles 17:8 · KJV

And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

2 Chronicles 31:13 · KJV

And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

Ezra 10:15 · KJV

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6214 mean?

H6214 is the Hebrew word עֲשָׂהאֵל (ʻĂsâhʼêl), meaning Asahel, the name of four Israelites.

How is H6214 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it asahel (16 times), art thou asahel (1 time), where asahel (1 time).

How many times does H6214 appear in the Bible?

עֲשָׂהאֵל (ʻĂsâhʼêl) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6214 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6213 (עָשָׂה) and H410 (אֵל); God has made.

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