אַשְׁכְּנַז

Strong’s Definition

Ashkenaz, a Japhethite, also his descendants

Etymology & Derivation

of foreign origin;

KJV Usage

Ashkenaz.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a descendant of japheth
• 2.a northern people, perhaps of bithynia

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼAshkᵉnaz; Pronunciation: ash-ken-az'