Asenath

  • [ AS-ə-nath (English) ]
  • Biblical
Means "devoted to the goddess NEITH" in Ancient Egyptian. In the Old Testament this is the name of Joseph's Egyptian wife. She was the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.

NEITH   female   Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Nit, possibly meaning "water". This was the name of an early Egyptian goddess of weaving, hunting and war. Her character may have some correspondences with the goddesses Tanith, Anat or Athena.
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Asenneth
BIBLICAL HEBREW: 'Asenat
BIBLICAL LATIN: Aseneth
SPANISH: Azeneth
OTHER FORMS
EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY: Nit