The meaning of “אַשּׁוּר”
Understanding ʼAshshûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or אַשֻּׁר ʼAshshur (ash-shoor'); apparently from אָשַׁר (in the sense of successful) Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians....
אַשּׁוּר
or אַשֻּׁר ʼAshshur (ash-shoor'); apparently from אָשַׁר (in the sense of successful) Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See אָשֻׁר. - § Asshur or Assyria = "a step" - Ashshur, the second son of Shem - also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:22 | “The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.” Word: אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 5:6 | “Beerah his son, whom Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.” Word: אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr) | |
| Nehemiah 9:32 | “Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.” Word: אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr) | |
| Jeremiah 50:17 | “Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.” Word: אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr) | |
| Hosea 10:6 | “It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.” Word: אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr) |