a.se.nat identifies Joseph’s wife, named as the daughter of Potiphera and mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.

The term is used as a proper personal name for Joseph’s wife: she is given to Joseph in Genesis 41:45 and is identified as the mother who bore his two sons in Genesis 41:50 and Genesis 46:20.

1. Joseph’s wife and mother of his sons · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in each occurrence. In Genesis 41:45 the APB renders Pharaoh giving Joseph “Asenath daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife”; in Genesis 41:50 and Genesis 46:20 it renders her as the one who bore Joseph’s sons, named there as Manasseh and Ephraim.

   Genesis 41:45Genesis 41:50Genesis 46:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Asenath” in all three verses, first in connection with Joseph’s marriage and then in the clauses identifying the mother of his sons. These clauses confirm the named person’s role rather than supply a lexical definition.