אשור

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Apparently related to the pa'al verb אָשַׁר (ashár, “to go straight on, to make progress”) in the sense of being successful, and derived from the root א־ש־ר ('-š-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʃuʁ/

Noun

אַשּׁוּר • (ashúr) m

1. boxwood, box tree.

Etymology 2

The sense Assyria ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”), its original capital.

Proper noun

אַשּׁוּר • (ashúr) m

1. Ashshur, Ashur, Assur, the second son of Shem
2. the Assyrian nation, his descendants
3. Assyria, the country occupied by them

Derived terms

• אַשּׁוּרִי ('ashurí)
• אַשּׁוּרִית ('ashurít)

Etymology 3

Noun

אשור / אִשּׁוּר • ('ishúr) m

1. defective spelling of אישור.

References

• H804 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• אושר