אַשּׁוּר

ash.shurNounH0804

Assyria

From: or אַשֻּׁר; apparently from H833 (אָשַׁר) (in the sense of successful);

Short Definition

Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Asshur or Assyria = "a step" the nation, Assyria the land, Assyria or Asshur

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

133 times

Appears 133 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Kings
41
Isaiah
41
2 Chronicles
13
Ezk
9
Hosea
7

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:17
  • 2 Kings 17:5
  • 2 Kings 19:32
  • Hosea 9:3
  • Isaiah 37:6

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.