H804Hebrewʾaššûr
אַשּׁוּר
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
151
Total Occurrences
17
Books
151
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
Etymology & Derivation
or אַשֻּׁר; apparently from H833 (אָשַׁר) (in the sense of successful);
KJV Usage
Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.(n pr m) the second son of shem, eponymous ancestor of the assyrians
- 2.the people of assyria
- 3.(n pr loc) the nation, assyria
- 4.the land, assyria or asshur
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: ʼAshshûwr; Pronunciation: ash-shoor'