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אשכנז

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Proper noun

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אַשְׁכְּנַז (ashk'názm

  1. (biblical) Ashkenaz (a Japhetic patriarch in the Bible)
    • Tanach, Genesis 10:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וּבְנֵי גֹּמֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַז וְרִיפַת וְתֹגַרְמָה׃
      U-vnei Gómer Ashk'náz v-Rifat v-Togarmá.
      And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
  2. (biblical) A nation in the vicinity of Ararat and Minni. Compare Akkadian 𒅖𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀 (Iškuzaya, Scythians).
    • Tanach, Jeremiah 51:27, with translation of the New International Version:
      :שְׂאוּ־נֵס בָּאָרֶץ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגּוֹיִם קַדְּשׁוּ עָלֶיהָ גּוֹיִם הַשְׁמִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ מַמְלְכוֹת אֲרָרַט מִנִּי וְאַשְׁכְּנָז פִּקְדוּ עָלֶיהָ טִפְסָר הַעֲלוּ־סוּס כְּיֶלֶק סָמָר׃
      “Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her; summon against her these kingdoms: Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her; send up horses like a swarm of locusts."
  3. (Medieval Hebrew) A region centered on the Rhineland in modern Germany.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Ἀσχανάζ (Askhanáz)
  • Yiddish: אַשכּנז (áshkenaz)

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