Assaf אסף means Collector or Gatherer, in Hebrew, and Pure or Genuine, in Farsee or Arabic.
Asaph אסף was a Choirmaster of King David's time., and a counselor of King David and King Solomon, to whom authorship of twelve of the Psalms is attributed (1 Chronicles 16:4–5; Psalms 50, 73–83).
Asaph אסף was the son of Berachiah the Gershonite.
Asaph אסף was a Levite, a descendant of Kohath.
Asaph אסף was the father of Joah.
Asaf אסף was Suleiman’s grand wazir, and the name has come to be used proverbially as a name for any wise counselor.
Variants:
* Asaf
* Asaph
