First names in Hebrew

First name Asaph: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אסף

Gematria value: 141

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Asaph is written אסף

Asaph is the English form of Asaf, אסף in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Asaph mean?

Meaning: "he has gathered"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: asaf means "he has gathered, he has collected". It is a biblical name, very popular in Hebrew; English Bibles spell it Asaph.

Gematria

Asaph = 141

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אסף has 3 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• סthe letter Samekh60
• ףthe letter final Pe80
• Total141

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Pe

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Asaph, from א to ף:

אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח וְצֶדֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁקָף׃

“Truth will spring up from the earth, and justice will look down from heaven.”

Psalms 85:12

The book of your first name

Asaph, in nine pages

• Asaph, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Asaph
• Asaph, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Asaph in three answers

How do you write Asaph in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Asaph is written אסף. Asaph is the English form of Asaf, אסף in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Asaph?
Written אסף, Asaph is worth 141: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter final Pe (80).

What does Asaph mean?
He has gathered (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: asaf means "he has gathered, he has collected". It is a biblical name, very popular in Hebrew; English Bibles spell it Asaph.