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amother

Fri, Mar 17 2023, 1:44 pm

Hi ladies, a family member just had a baby boy and named him Asa, sharing with the family that apparently it means “healer” in Hebrew. Does anyone know if that is accurate? Or if not, what does the name actually mean? TIA!

amother

Cantaloupe

Fri, Mar 17 2023, 1:55 pm

Never heard of it.
I heard of someone named Asya. I dont know what it means either.
They both sounds lovely

amother

Fri, Mar 17 2023, 1:58 pm

OK I actually just remembered that we have an English Hebrew Aramaic dictionary, I looked it up and it does mean healer in Aramaic. It also means myrtle like Hadas.

Mystery solved 😊

amother

Gold

Fri, Mar 17 2023, 2:19 pm

Asa Hamelech was the name of a righteous king from malchus beis Dovid (great-grandson of Shlomo Hamelech). You can learn more about him in Melachim II

amother

Yolk

Fri, Mar 17 2023, 3:06 pm

I heard the name once 30 years ago. I never heard it again since.

amother

Tanzanite

Fri, Mar 17 2023, 4:03 pm

I have a student with that name. Elem age. I think one parent is Israeli.
Old names are back in trend

BatZion

Sat, Mar 18 2023, 2:29 pm

amother Cantaloupe wrote:

Never heard of it.
I heard of someone named Asya. I dont know what it means either.
They both sounds lovely

Asya= "Asia" in Hebrew

amother

Azure

Sat, Mar 18 2023, 4:07 pm

The only Asa that I've heard of is the actor Asa Butterfield.

metacognizant

Sat, Mar 18 2023, 8:43 pm

I knew someone named Asa when I was in college. It’s rare. My husband has an extremely rare but easy to pronounce name. Good way to be memorable.

amother

Hydrangea

Sat, Mar 18 2023, 8:53 pm

It’s my mom’s maiden last name
I’ve met 1 other with the last name
Not so common so we must be related somewhere

salt

Mon, Mar 20 2023, 6:38 am

amother Gold wrote:

Asa Hamelech was the name of a righteous king from malchus beis Dovid (great-grandson of Shlomo Hamelech). You can learn more about him in Melachim II

Exactly, they're just trying to be more original than David or Shlomo.
He was one of the Malchei Yehuda.

etky

Mon, Mar 20 2023, 8:20 am

So, I've definitely heard it used although not as frequently as the names of other righteous kings.
Possibly because it is indistinguishable from the ubiquitous word עשה when pronounced and maybe people feel ambivalent about that.
Regarding the Aramaic meaning of the word as 'healer', Divrei Hayamim creates a connection between his actions at the end of his life and his name. It relates that in old age he suffered from a disease in his legs (possibly gout) and instead of asking Hashem to heal him, he sought medical advice - an action for which he was unfavorably judged.
BTW as an aside - the name of the Israeli hospital Assuta is also from the same word in Aramaic meaning "good health".

amother

Snowdrop

Mon, Mar 20 2023, 10:12 am

I know girls with the name Asa.

amother

Yolk

Mon, Mar 20 2023, 10:24 am

amother Snowdrop wrote:

I know girls with the name Asa.

I know a girl Asna
And a man Asa
Both yeshivish style families

miami85

Mon, Mar 20 2023, 10:28 am

My brother had a chavrusa with that name, also the only one I've ever heard with that name but yes he was a Melech of Beis Dovid.

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