Strong's H804 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr)

Pronunciation: ash-shoor'

POS: ash-shoor' Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: or ; apparently from (in the sense of successful);

Definition: or אַשֻּׁר; apparently from אָשַׁר (in the sense of successful); Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire; Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See אָשֻׁר.

KJV Usage: Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Asshur or Assyria = "a step"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians
• 4. 2) the people of Assyria
• 5. n pr loc
• 6. 3) the nation, Assyria
• 7. 4) the land, Assyria or Asshur

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