אֲשׁוּרִי

Strong’s Definition

an Ashurite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ashur, a district in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

or אַשּׁוּרִי; from a patrial word of the same form as H804 (אַשּׁוּר);

KJV Usage

Asshurim, Ashurites.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a tribe inhabiting the plain of esdraelon
• 2.(n pr m) a tribe descended from abraham and keturah

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĂshûwrîy; Pronunciation: ash-oo-ree'