HebrewH0805Noun
אֲשׁוּרִי
a.shu.ri
“Asshurim”
2Occurrences
H0805Strong's #
NounPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
an Ashurite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ashur, a district in Palestine
or אַשּׁוּרִי; from a patrial word of the same form as H804 (אַשּׁוּר);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Someone descended from Asshur(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at ; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Letushim (H3912) and Leummim (H3817) § Ashurites = "guided: blessed" a tribe descended from Abraham and Keturah
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun
Morphology Code
N:N--PG
Full Description
N:N--PG
Occurrences
אֲשׁוּרִי appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Samuel
1
Genesis
1
Key Passages
2 Samuel 2:9BSB
and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
Genesis 25:3BSB
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
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