◄ 804. Ashshuwr ►
Lexicon Ashshuwr: Assyria Original Word: אַשּׁוּר Part of Speech: proper name, of a people and territory Transliteration: Ashshuwr Pronunciation: ash-SHOOR Phonetic Spelling: (ash-shoor') Definition: Assyria Meaning: Ashshur Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians Or iashshur {ash-shoor'}; apparently from 'ashar (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 'ashur. see HEBREW 'ashar see HEBREW 'ashur Brown-Driver-Briggs אַשּׁוּר proper name, of a people & territory Asshur, Assyria (Assyrian Aššur, land & city DlPa 252 COT on Genesis 2:14; Persian Athura, Syriac ; on the connection with name of god Ašur, & with √ אשׁר = ישׁר good, gracious, compare COTl.c.; see also JenZA, 1886, 1 f. Schrib. 209 f. Nöib. 268 f.) 1 Asshur as person, 2nd son of Shem Genesis 10:22 (P, in table of nations) 1 Chronicles 1:17. 2 people of Asshur (often as invading army & even world-power) Numbers 24:22,24 (poem of Balaam) Hosea 12:2; Hosea 14:4; Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 14:25; Isaiah 19:23 (twice in verse); Isaiah 19:24,25; Isaiah 23:13; Isaiah 30:31; Isaiah 31:8; Isaiah 52:4; Lamentations 5:6; Ezekiel 23:5; Ezekiel 27:23; Ezekiel 32:22 (here feminine) Zechariah 10:11; Psalm 83:9 perhaps read גְּשׁוּר, compare 2 Samuel 2:9 below אֲשׁוּרִי; or (if Psalm 83 be late) regard אַשּׁוּר (like עֲמָלֵק ib.) as used because of ancient significance; sometimes personified as one Isaiah 10:5; Ezekiel 31:3 (but strike out Co q. v.), compare also Micah 5:4; Micah 5:5; Zephaniah 2:13; ׳מַחֲנֵה א 2 Kings 19:32 = Isaiah 37:36; ׳בְּנֵי א Ezekiel 16:28; Ezekiel 23:7,9,12,23. 3 land of Assyria Genesis 2:14; Genesis 10:11; Hosea 5:13; Hosea 7:11; Hosea 8:9; Hosea 9:3; Hosea 10:6; Isaiah 11:11,16; Isaiah 19:23; Jeremiah 2:18,36; Micah 7:12; Zechariah 10:10; אַשּׁ֫וּרָה Genesis 25:18; Isaiah 19:23; 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 17:6,23; 2 Kings 18:11; אֶרֶץ אַשּׁוּר Isaiah 7:18; Isaiah 27:13; Hosea 11:11; Micah 5:5. 4 especially מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר Isaiah 8:4; Isaiah 10:12; Isaiah 20:1,4,6 (probably gloss Isaiah 7:17,20; Isaiah 8:7) 2 Kings 15:19 41t. 2Kings; 14t. Isaiah 36-38; 1 Chronicles 5:6 (אַשֻּׁר) + 13 t. Chronicles; also Jeremiah 50:17,18; Nahum 3:18; Ezra 4:2; (only Ezra 6:22 of Persian or any king not strictly Assyrian); note also ׳הַמֶּלֶךְ א Isaiah 36:8,16 (׳א perhaps gloss, compare Di who holds same view as to 2 Kings 18:23,31); ׳מַלְכֵי א 2 Kings 19:11,17 = Isaiah 37:11,18; 2Chronicles 28:16; 30:6; Nehemiah 9:32. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root word אָשַׁר (ashar), meaning "to go straight" or "to be level, right, or happy." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ashshur in the Strong's Concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context. However, references to Assyria in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible) would use the Greek transliteration of the name. Usage: The term Ashshur is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the Assyrian empire, its people, and sometimes its capital city. It is a proper noun referring to a geopolitical entity known for its powerful and expansive empire during the biblical period. Context: Ashshur, often translated as Assyria, was a prominent ancient empire that played a significant role in the history of the Near East. The Assyrian Empire, with its capital at Nineveh, was known for its military prowess, advanced architecture, and significant cultural contributions. In the Bible, Assyria is frequently mentioned as a dominant power that interacted with the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, often as an adversary. The Assyrians are noted for their conquests and the exile of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE. Key biblical references to Asshur include: • Genesis 10:11: "From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah," • 2 Kings 19:36: "So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there." • Isaiah 10:5: "Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath." Assyria's influence extended over a vast region, and its interactions with Israel and Judah are depicted in various prophetic books, where it is often portrayed as an instrument of divine judgment. Despite its might, the Bible also prophesies the eventual downfall of Assyria, as seen in the book of Nahum. Forms and Transliterations אַ֠שּׁוּר אַ֭שּׁוּר אַשֻּׁ֑ר אַשּֽׁוּרָה׃ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ אַשּׁ֑וּר אַשּׁ֑וּרָה אַשּׁ֔וּר אַשּׁ֔וּרָה אַשּׁ֖וּר אַשּׁ֗וּר אַשּׁ֛וּר אַשּׁ֜וּר אַשּׁ֡וּר אַשּׁ֣וּר אַשּׁ֣וּר ׀ אַשּׁ֤וּר אַשּׁ֤וּר ׀ אַשּׁ֥וּר אַשּׁ֨וּר אַשּׁוּר֒ אַשּׁוּר֙ אַשּׁוּר֩ ׀ אַשּׁוּר֮ אשור אשור׃ אשורה אשורה׃ אשר בְּאַשּׁ֑וּר באשור וְאַשּׁ֑וּר וְאַשּׁ֔וּר וְאַשּׁ֖וּר וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר וּלְאַשּׁ֑וּר וּמֵֽאַשּׁ֖וּר ואשור ובאשור ולאשור ומאשור לְאַשּׁ֣וּר לאשור מֵֽאַשּׁ֑וּר מֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃ מֵאַשּׁ֨וּר מאשור מאשור׃ ’aš·šū·rāh ’aš·šur ’aš·šūr ’aššur ’aššūr ’aššūrāh ashShur ashShurah bə’aššūr bə·’aš·šūr beashShur lə’aššūr lə·’aš·šūr leashShur mê’aššūr mê·’aš·šūr meashShur ū·ḇə·’aš·šūr ū·lə·’aš·šūr ū·mê·’aš·šūr ūḇə’aššūr ūlə’aššūr uleashShur ūmê’aššūr umeashShur uveashShur veashShur wə’aššūr wə·’aš·šūr Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 2:14 HEB: הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י NAS: east of Assyria. And the fourth KJV: the east of Assyria. And the fourth INT: flows east of Assyria river and the fourth Genesis 10:11 HEB: הַהִ֖וא יָצָ֣א אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ אֶת־ NAS: he went forth into Assyria, and built KJV: went forth Asshur, and builded INT: he went Assyria and built Nineveh Genesis 10:22 HEB: שֵׁ֖ם עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֑וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֥וּד NAS: [were] Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad KJV: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, INT: of Shem Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud Genesis 25:18 HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם בֹּאֲכָ֖ה אַשּׁ֑וּרָה עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י NAS: as one goes toward Assyria; he settled KJV: as thou goest toward Assyria: [and] he died INT: of Egypt goes Assyria in the presence Numbers 24:22 HEB: עַד־ מָ֖ה אַשּׁ֥וּר תִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃ NAS: long will Asshur keep KJV: be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. INT: long How will Asshur keep Numbers 24:24 HEB: כִּתִּ֔ים וְעִנּ֥וּ אַשּׁ֖וּר וְעִנּוּ־ עֵ֑בֶר NAS: And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict KJV: and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict INT: of Kittim shall afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber 2 Kings 15:19 HEB: פ֤וּל מֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁוּר֙ עַל־ הָאָ֔רֶץ NAS: Pul, king of Assyria, came against KJV: the king of Assyria came INT: Pul king of Assyria against the land 2 Kings 15:20 HEB: לָתֵת֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים שְׁקָלִ֛ים NAS: the king of Assyria. So the king KJV: to the king of Assyria. So the king INT: to pay the king of Assyria fifty shekels 2 Kings 15:20 HEB: וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וְלֹא־ עָ֥מַד NAS: So the king of Assyria returned KJV: So the king of Assyria turned back, INT: returned the king of Assyria and did not remain 2 Kings 15:29 HEB: פִּלְאֶסֶר֮ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־ NAS: king of Assyria came KJV: king of Assyria, and took INT: Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria and captured Ijon 2 Kings 15:29 HEB: נַפְתָּלִ֑י וַיַּגְלֵ֖ם אַשּֽׁוּרָה׃ NAS: and he carried them captive to Assyria. KJV: and carried them captive to Assyria. INT: of Naphtali carried to Assyria 2 Kings 16:7 HEB: פְּלֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁוּר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עַבְדְּךָ֥ NAS: king of Assyria, saying, KJV: king of Assyria, saying, INT: Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria saying I am your servant 2 Kings 16:8 HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח לְמֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁ֖וּר שֹֽׁחַד׃ NAS: a present to the king of Assyria. KJV: to the king of Assyria. INT: and sent to the king of Assyria A present 2 Kings 16:9 HEB: אֵלָיו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיַּעַל֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ NAS: So the king of Assyria listened KJV: And the king of Assyria hearkened INT: against the king of Assyria went and the king 2 Kings 16:9 HEB: וַיַּעַל֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ אַשּׁ֤וּר אֶל־ דַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ NAS: to him; and the king of Assyria went KJV: unto him: for the king of Assyria went up INT: went and the king of Assyria against Damascus 2 Kings 16:10 HEB: פִּלְאֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁוּר֙ דּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא NAS: king of Assyria, and saw KJV: king of Assyria, and saw INT: Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria to Damascus and saw 2 Kings 16:18 HEB: מִפְּנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ NAS: because of the king of Assyria. KJV: for the king of Assyria. INT: for of the king of Assyria 2 Kings 17:3 HEB: שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַֽיְהִי־ ל֤וֹ NAS: king of Assyria came KJV: king of Assyria; and Hoshea INT: Shalmaneser king of Assyria became and Hoshea 2 Kings 17:4 HEB: וַיִּמְצָא֩ מֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁ֨וּר בְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַ קֶ֗שֶׁר NAS: But the king of Assyria found KJV: And the king of Assyria found INT: found the king of Assyria Hoshea conspiracy 2 Kings 17:4 HEB: מִנְחָ֛ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר כְּשָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֑ה NAS: to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year KJV: to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year INT: tribute to the king of Assyria year year 2 Kings 17:4 HEB: וַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ בֵּ֥ית NAS: so the king of Assyria shut KJV: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, INT: shut the king of Assyria and bound court 2 Kings 17:5 HEB: וַיַּ֥עַל מֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁ֖וּר בְּכָל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ NAS: Then the king of Assyria invaded KJV: Then the king of Assyria came up INT: invaded the king of Assyria the whole land 2 Kings 17:6 HEB: לָכַ֤ד מֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁוּר֙ אֶת־ שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן NAS: the king of Assyria captured KJV: the king of Assyria took INT: captured the king of Assyria Samaria and carried 2 Kings 17:6 HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַשּׁ֑וּרָה וַיֹּ֨שֶׁב אֹתָ֜ם NAS: away into exile to Assyria, and settled KJV: away into Assyria, and placed INT: and carried Israel to Assyria and settled Halah 2 Kings 17:23 HEB: מֵעַ֤ל אַדְמָתוֹ֙ אַשּׁ֔וּרָה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם NAS: from their own land to Assyria until KJV: out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. INT: their own land to Assyria until day 151 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 804 151 Occurrences ’aš·šūr — 131 Occ. ’aš·šū·rāh — 6 Occ. bə·’aš·šūr — 1 Occ. lə·’aš·šūr — 1 Occ. mê·’aš·šūr — 5 Occ. ū·lə·’aš·šūr — 1 Occ. ū·mê·’aš·šūr — 1 Occ. ū·ḇə·’aš·šūr — 1 Occ. wə·’aš·šūr — 4 Occ.