H804

אשור

אשור
ahshawar

Proper locative noun, proper masculine noun · Apparently from אשר (H833) (in the sense of successful)

Or אשר ʼAshshur; apparently from H833 (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 H838.

Outline

  1. Asshur or Assyria = "a step"
  2. proper masculine noun
    1. the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians
    2. the people of Assyria
    3. proper locative noun
    4. the nation, Assyria
    5. the land, Assyria or Asshur

Usages (2/3)

2 Chronicles 32:7

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

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