How to Pronounce Ashkenaz
ASH-kuh-naz
Ashkenaz is pronounced ASH-kuh-naz (ˈæʃkənæz): three syllables, stress on the first.
What does Ashkenaz mean?
Ashkenaz means “a fire that spreads”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Ashkenaz?
One of the three sons of Gomer (Gen. 10:3), and founder of one of the tribes of the Japhetic race. They are mentioned in connection with Minni and Ararat, and hence their original seat must have been in Armenia (Jer. 51:27), probably near the Black Sea, which, from their founder, was first called Axenus, and afterwards the Euxine.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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