אשכנז

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אשכנז

Where it comes from

Likely a corruption of an unattested Biblical Hebrew *אשכוז (*ʾAškūz), itself from Akkadian 𒆳𒅖𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀 (ᴷᵁᴿiš-ku-za-a-a /⁠Iškuzāya⁠/, “Scythians”).

proper noun אַשְׁכְּנַז · ashk'náz

Ashkenaz (a Japhetic patriarch in the Bible) וּבְנֵי גֹּמֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַז וְרִיפַת וְתֹגַרְמָה׃
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׃
Medieval a medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany

In English

Germany country in Central Europe

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MLA

"אשכנז." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%96. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אשכנז. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%96

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"אשכנז." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%96.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אשכנז},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%96},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}