Asa

See also asa, ASA, asà, Ása, Åsa, Aşa, așa, äsä, asā, aša, ašā, and אסא

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אָסָא ('asa', “doctor, healer”).

Proper noun

Asa

1. (biblical) A king of Judah.
2. A male given name first used by Puritans.

Quotations

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Kings 15:9-11:

  And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

Translations

biblical king

• Estonian: Aasa (et)

• Finnish: Asa (fi)

male given name

Anagrams

• AAS