Ashkenaz
[ ash-kuh-naz ]
noun
(in the Bible) a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth.
an ancient kingdom in eastern Armenia.
Origin of Ashkenaz
1From Hebrew Ashkənāz, of uncertain origin but later associated first with the Scythians (Iranian nomads who lived between the Black and Aral Seas) and then with the Slavs
- Also Douay Bible, As·ce·nez [as-kuh-neez] /ˈæs kəˌniz/ .
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