'Ashshuwr <0804>
rwva 'Ashshuwr or rva 'Ashshur
| Pronunciation | : | ash-shoor' ash-shoor' |
| Origin | : | apparently from 0833 (in the sense of successful) |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 176 |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr m, n pr loc (noun proper masculine, noun proper locative) |
| In Hebrew | : | rwsa 130, hrwsa 6, rwsam 5, rwsaw 4, rwsamw 1, rwsab 1, rwsalw 1, rwsabw 1, rsa 1, rwsal 1 |
| In NET | : | Assyria 129, Assyrians 11, Asshur 6, Assyrian 2, Assyria's 2, he 1 |
| In AV | : | Assyria 118, Assyrian 19, Asshur 8, Assyrian + 01121 4, Assur 2 |
| Count | : | 151 |
| Definition | : |
Asshur or Assyria = "a step"
n pr m
1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians
2) the people of Assyria
n pr loc
3) the nation, Assyria
4) the land, Assyria or Asshur
or iAshshur {ash-shoor'}; apparently from 833 (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: KJV -- Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See 838. see HEBREW for 0833 see HEBREW for 0838 |
| Related Greek | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Asshur (NET, NIV) Assyria (NET) Assyrian (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV) Assyrians (NET, NASB, NIV, NRSV) |
