Asaאסא

aw-saw' · Monarchy (David/Solomon)

In the Bible

A biblical personal name — Asa (אסא) — attested in 1 Ki 15:8 (45 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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1 Ki 15:8

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אֲבִיָּם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָסָ֥א בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Abijam rested with his ancestors; he was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa succeeded him as king.

Facts

Typeperson
Biblical periodMonarchy (David/Solomon)
Gematria62
Letters3 consonants
Theophoricno

Stellar letters

The 3-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

ס
Sagittarius · Samekh

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Asa appears in the stellar reading on 2 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
21 Oct 6352 BCECancer3
9 Nov 958 BCEAries2