Hebrew - English Dictionary
H804 - Assyria
| Strong's No.: | H804 |
| Hebrew: | אַשּׁוּר |
| Transliteration: | ʼAshshûwr |
| Phonetic: | ash-shoor' |
| Word Origin: | Apparently from H833 (in the sense of successful) |
| Bible Usage: | {Asshur} {Assur} {Assyria} Assyrians. See H838 . |
| Strongs Definition: | {Ashshur} the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (that {is} {Assyria}) its region and its empire |
| Brown Driver Biggs 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 |
| Bible References:
Assyria |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Ashurites ( 1 )
Asshur ( 8 )
Assur ( 2 )
Assyria ( 114 )
Assyrian ( 12 )
Assyrians ( 6 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.