אַשּׁוּר

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H804

Transliteration: ʼAshshûwr

Pronunciation: ash-shoor'

Definition: Asshur

Original: אשּׁר אשּׁוּר

Transliteration: 'ashshûr 'ashshûr

Phonetic: ash-shoor'

BDB Definition:

Asshur or Assyria = "a step"

the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians (noun proper masculine)
the people of Assyria (noun proper masculine)
the nation, Assyria (noun proper locative)
the land, Assyria or Asshur (noun proper locative)

Origin: apparently from H833" class="dictionary-topic-link">H833 (in the sense of successful)

TWOT entry: 176