OriginFrom Akkadian 𒆳𒅖𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀 (ᴷᵁᴿiš-ku-za-a-a /Iškuzāya/, “Scythians”).
- Ashkenaz (a Japhetic patriarch in the Bible)
“וּבְנֵי גֹּמֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַז וְרִיפַת וְתֹגַרְמָה׃” — And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- A nation in the vicinity of Ararat and Minni.
“שְׂאוּ־נֵס בָּאָרֶץ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגּוֹיִם קַדְּשׁוּ עָלֶיהָ גּוֹיִם הַשְׁמִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ מַמְלְכוֹת אֲרָרַט מִנִּי וְאַשְׁכְּנָז פִּקְדוּ עָלֶיהָ טִפְסָר הַעֲלוּ־סוּס כְּיֶלֶק סָמָר׃” — “Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her; summon against her these kingdoms: Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander agains
- Hebrew, Medievala medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany
Formsאַשְׁכְּנַז(canonical, masculine) · ashk'náz(romanization)