Asaph (biblical figure)

{{Short description|Multiple men from the Hebrew Bible}}

Asaph ({{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|eɪ|.|s|æ|f}} {{respell|Ay|saf}};{{Cite web |last=BibleSpeak |last2=biblespeak.org |date=2016-06-20 |title=How to Pronounce / Say Asaph by Bible Speak Pronunciation |url=https://biblespeak.org/asaph-pronunciation/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Bible Speak |language=en-US}} {{langx|he|אָסָף}} ’Āsāp̄, "Gather"'A concise English-Hebrew Dictionary by H. Danby and M. H. Segal, Dvir Publishing, Tel Aviv, 1962) is the name of three men from the Hebrew bible. The articles related to the son of Berachiah and descendant of Kohath refer to the same person.

• Asaph, the father of Joah ({{bibleverse|2|Kings|18:18-37|HE}})
• Asaph, son of Berachiah the Gershonite ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|20:14|HE}}). Together with Heman, the grandson of the Israelite prophet Samuel ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:24|HE}}, or 1 Chronicles 6:39 in non-Hebrew translations), he and his male descendants were set aside by King David to worship God in song and music ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|15:16-17|HE}}). He authored Psalm 50, and Psalms 73 to 83.

• Asaph, a Levite descendant of Kohath ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|26:1|HE}})
• Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest under the Persian king Artaxerxes I Longimanus ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|2:8|HE}})