אַשּׁוּר
ash.shur
“Assyria”
Definition
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
or אַשֻּׁר; apparently from H833 (אָשַׁר) (in the sense of successful);
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun
N:N--L
N:N--L
Occurrences
אַשּׁוּר appears 133 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The sons of Shem:Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria:‘He will not enter this cityor shoot an arrow into it.He will not come before it with a shieldor build up a siege ramp against it.
They will not remainin the land of the LORD;Ephraim will return to Egyptand eat unclean food in Assyria.
who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.