Hebrew word · H621

אָֽסְנַת

'asenat

Asenath

Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.45;

daughter of: Potiphera (H6319); married to Joseph (H3130);

mother of: Manasseh (H4519) and Ephraim (H0669)

§ Asenath = "belonging to the goddess Neith"

the wife of Joseph

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 3

  1. Genesis 41:45 אָֽסְנַ֗ת Asenath

    Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.

  2. Genesis 41:50 אָֽסְנַ֔ת Asenath

    Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

  3. Genesis 46:20 אָֽסְנַ֔ת Asenath

    Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.