What does אַשּׁוּר (ashur) mean in the Bible?
אַשּׁוּר (ashur): Eponymous founder of Assyria; name encompasses both person, people, and geopolitical empire as unified entity.
Hebrew · H804
אַשּׁוּר
Ashshur , the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
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אַשּׁוּרH804
Pronunciationashur
What does אַשּׁוּר (ashur) mean in the Bible?
אַשּׁוּר (ashur): Eponymous founder of Assyria; name encompasses both person, people, and geopolitical empire as unified entity.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H804?
The BSB source-word alignment has 151 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Assyria (96), Assyria (14), to Assyria (10), Asshur (5), . . . (4).
Where does אַשּׁוּר (ashur) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (49), Isaiah (44), 2 Chronicles (13), Ezekiel (9).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof Assyria96×Genesis 2:14, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 15:20, 2 Kings 15:29
Assyria14×Psalms 83:8, Isaiah 10:24, Isaiah 14:25, Isaiah 19:25
to Assyria10×2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 18:11, Isaiah 10:5
Asshur5×Genesis 10:22, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 1 Chronicles 1:17
. . .4×2 Kings 16:9, Ezekiel 23:9, Ezekiel 23:12, Ezekiel 23:23
The Assyrians4×Isaiah 19:23, Isaiah 23:13, Ezekiel 16:28, Ezekiel 23:5
from Assyria3×Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 11:16, Zechariah 10:10
by Assyria2×Jeremiah 2:36, Hosea 11:5
in Assyria2×Isaiah 27:13, Hosea 9:3
into Assyria2×Genesis 10:11, 2 Kings 17:23
of the Assyrians2×2 Kings 19:35, Isaiah 37:36
Then Assyria2×Isaiah 31:8, Isaiah 52:4
-1×Isaiah 37:8
[and] Assyria1×Lamentations 5:6
and Assyria1×Isaiah 19:24
and Assyrians1×Isaiah 19:23
toward Asshur1×Genesis 25:18
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:14אַשּׁ֑וּרtoof AssyriaNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 10:11אַשּׁ֑וּרtointo AssyriaNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 10:22וְאַשּׁ֑וּרtoAsshurConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularGenesis 25:18אַשּׁ֑וּרָהtotoward AsshurNoun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularNumbers 24:22אַשּׁ֥וּרtoAsshurNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 24:24אַשּׁ֖וּרtoAsshurNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 15:19אַשּׁוּר֙toof AssyriaNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 15:20אַשּׁ֔וּרtoof AssyriaNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 15:20אַשּׁ֔וּרtoof AssyriaNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 15:29אַשּׁוּר֒toof AssyriaNoun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 2:14
Aligned rows151
Books represented17
Genesis4Numbers22 Kings491 Chronicles42 Chronicles13Ezra2Nehemiah1Psalms1Isaiah44Jeremiah4Lamentations1Ezekiel9Hosea9Micah4Nahum1Zephaniah1Zechariah2
Source forms
אַשּׁ֔וּר31x’aš·šūr2 Kings 15:20, 2 Kings 16:9, 2 Kings 17:4, 2 Kings 18:19
אַשּׁ֖וּר20x’aš·šūrNumbers 24:24, 2 Kings 16:8, 2 Kings 17:4, 2 Kings 17:5
אַשּׁ֑וּר16x’aš·šūrGenesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, 2 Kings 17:3, 2 Kings 18:23
אַשּֽׁוּר׃14x’aš·šūr2 Kings 16:18, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Kings 18:30, 2 Kings 18:33
אַשּׁוּר֙13x’aš·šūr2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 16:7, 2 Kings 16:10, 2 Kings 17:6
אַשּׁ֛וּר6x’aš·šūr2 Kings 18:9, 2 Kings 18:11, 2 Kings 19:11, 2 Kings 19:17
אַשּׁ֥וּר3x’aš·šūrNumbers 24:22, Isaiah 19:23, Hosea 7:11
אַשּׁ֜וּר3x’aš·šūr2 Kings 17:27, 2 Kings 18:14, Ezekiel 31:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular130xGenesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular6xGenesis 25:18, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 17:23
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular5xIsaiah 10:24, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 11:16, Jeremiah 2:36
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular2xIsaiah 52:4, Hosea 11:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular2xGenesis 10:22, 1 Chronicles 1:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xHosea 9:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xIsaiah 19:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xZechariah 10:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Eponymous founder of Assyria; name encompasses both person, people, and geopolitical empire as unified entity.
Source Gloss
Ashshur , the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
Extended definition
Eponymous founder of Assyria; name encompasses both person, people, and geopolitical empire as unified entity.
Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See 838 .
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Assyria
Showing 1 selected witness from 151 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Represents misplaced political trust.Hosea 14:1-3