עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל
𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤀𐤋
Asahel
Asahel
Personal name meaning 'God has made' or 'God acts'. Used for multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most notably Asahel, a military leader and nephew of King David. The name signifies divine agency or creation, implying an act accomplished by God or God's creative deed.
2 Samuel 2:23 · Word #25
Lexicon H6214
| Lemma | עֲשָׂהאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Asahel |
| Strong's | H6214 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'God has made' or 'God acts'. Used for multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most notably Asahel, a military leader and nephew of King David. The name signifies divine agency or creation, implying an act accomplished by God or God's creative deed. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Asahel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6214-02
God-has-made
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name (theophoric compound of verb עשה + noun אֵל). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines עשה (to make, do) with אֵל (God), expressing a completed divine act. Rendering it as "God-has-made" preserves the verbal force of the root and the theophoric element without reducing it to a conventional name form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Asahel
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: he did |
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