אשכנז

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Hebrew[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

אַשְׁכְּנַז • (ashk'náz) m

  1. (biblical) Ashkenaz (a Japhetic patriarch in the Bible)
    • Tanach, Genesis 10:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וּבְנֵי גֹּמֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַז וְרִיפַת וְתֹגַרְמָה׃
      U-vnei Gómer Ashk'náz v-Rifat v-Togarmá.
      And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
  2. (Medieval Hebrew) A region centered on the Rhineland in modern Germany.

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Ancient Greek: Ἀσχανάζ (Askhanáz)
  • → Yiddish: אַשכּנז (áshkenaz)

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