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
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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'

See Also