Ashkenaz
ash.ke.naz is a proper name listed among Gomer’s sons and later among kingdoms summoned against her.
The attested forms function as a proper name: twice in lists of Gomer’s sons and once among kingdoms summoned against her.
Senses in use
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Name in Gomer’s sons list · dominant
In Genesis 10:3 and 1 Chronicles 1:6, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in the list introduced as “The sons of Gomer.” In Genesis 10:3 the APB renders the list “Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah,” and 1 Chronicles 1:6 presents the same named grouping.
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Name among summoned kingdoms · occasional
In Jeremiah 51:27, the form is tagged Noun · Proper within the command to summon kingdoms against her. The APB renders the named sequence “Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Ashkenaz” in all three verses: in two lists of Gomer’s sons and in a list of kingdoms to be summoned. These renderings confirm the verse-level naming contexts rather than supplying a separate lexical definition.