עֲשָׂהאֵל

Detailed Definition

• 1nephew of david, son of david's sister zeruiah, and brother of joab and abishai; swift of foot he was killed by abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him
• 2a levite in the reign of king jehoshaphat of judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law
• 3a levite in the reign of king hezekiah of judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple
• 4a priest, father of jonathan, in the time of ezra