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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Asenath


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Asenath Asenath

Asenath is the daughter of Potiphera, wife of Joseph, mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.

According to Jones the name Asenath comes from an Egyptian word, meaning Who Belongs To Neir (Neir was the Egyptian goddess of wisdom). NOBSE reads Belonging To Neir. BDB reads Belonging to Neith; Favorite Of Neith.

A Hebrew word that very well may have been associated with this name is ason ('ason 138a), mischief, evil, harm; a word that is used prior and directly after the Egyptian years (Gen 42:4, 38, 44:29; Ex 21:22-23).



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