Bible Dictionary: Ashur

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ashur

who is happy; or walks; or looks

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ashur

(black), the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah. (1 Chronicles 2:24; 4:5) He became "father" or founder of the town of Tekoa. (B.C. 1658.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ASHUR

ash'-ur. See ASHHUR.

Strong's Hebrew

839. ashur -- perhaps boxwood (a kind of wood)
ashur or ashurim. 838, 839. ashur or ashurim. 840 . perhaps boxwood
(a kind of wood). Transliteration: ashur or ashurim Phonetic ...
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804a. ashur -- step, going
... 804, 804a. ashur. 804b . step, going. Transliteration: ashur Short Definition:
steps. ... 804, 804a. ashur. 804b . Strong's Numbers.
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634. Esarchaddon -- "Ashur has given a brother," an Assyrian king
... "Ashur has given a brother," an Assyrian king. Transliteration: Esarchaddon Phonetic
Spelling: (ay-sar' Chad-dohn') Short Definition: Esarhaddon. ...
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806. Ashchuwr -- "black," an Israelite
... 805b, 806. Ashchuwr. 806a . "black," an Israelite. Transliteration: Ashchuwr
Phonetic Spelling: (ash-khoor') Short Definition: Ashur. Ashur ...
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804. Ashshuwr -- step, going
... Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See 'ashur. see HEBREW 'ashar. see HEBREW
'ashur. 803, 804. Ashshuwr. 804a . Strong's Numbers.
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805. Ashuwriy -- descendant of Asshur, also a region of Isr.
... Or iashshuwriy {ash-shoo-ree'}; from a patrial word of the same form as 'Ashshuwr;
an Ashurite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ashur, a district in Palestine ...
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Library

The Historicity of the Book of Jonah.
... critics. Again, they interpose the difficulty: "How could the Ninevites
give credence to a man who was not a servant of Ashur?". ...
/.../viii the historicity of the.htm

The Destruction of Sennacherib
... And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple
of Baal, And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the destruction of sennacherib.htm

Godly Fear and Its Goodly Consequence
... as in the sight of God, ye can by prayer and thanksgiving saturate your lives with
godliness and make every action drip with sanctity, till, like Ashur of old ...
/.../spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/godly fear and its goodly.htm

How Every Nation was Denominated from their First Inhabitants.
... Persians. Ashur lived at the city Nineve; and named his subjects Assyrians,
who became the most fortunate nation, beyond others. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 how every nation.htm

The Old Testament and Comparative Religion
... special patron deity; for example, Babylon was the city of Marduk; Nippur, of Enlil;
Ur, of Sin; Sippara, of Shamash; Cuthah, of Nergal; Asshur, of Ashur; etc. ...
/.../eiselen/the christian view of the old testament/chapter v the old testament.htm

[Endnotes]
... Thus, Elam, Ashur, and others, appear each to have founded only one nation, whilst
Arphaxad and his posterity founded eighteen. [45:1] Luke 10:1. ...
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The Rise of the Assyrian Empire
... Many Assyriologists believe that the name Ashur, anciently written Aushar, signified
"the plain at the edge of the water"; and that it must have been applied ...
/.../chapter iithe rise of the.htm

Palestine under Pagan Kings.
... And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple
of Baal; And the might of the Gentiles, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/palestine under pagan kings.htm

The Old Testament and Archeology
... an expedition against Ashdod: "The people of Philistia, Judah, Edom, and Moab, dwelling
beside the sea, bringing tribute and presents to Ashur my lord, were ...
/.../the christian view of the old testament/chapter iv the old testament.htm

Scriptural Poems; Being Several Portions of Scripture Digested ...
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../scriptural poems being several portions.htm

Thesaurus

Ashur (6 Occurrences)
...ASHUR. ash'-ur. See ASHHUR. ...Ashur (6 Occurrences). Genesis 10:11 Out of that land
went forth Ashur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, (WBS). ...
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Ashurbanipal (1 Occurrence)
... a-shoor-ba'-ne-pal (Ashur-bani-apal, "Ashur creates a son"): Before setting out
on his last campaign to Egypt, Esarhaddon king of Assyria doubtless having had ...
/a/ashurbanipal.htm - 12k

Boxtree
... The words of Ezek. 27:6 literally translated are, "Thy benches they have made of
ivory, the daughter of the ashur tree," ie, inlaid with ashur wood. ...
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Box-tree (2 Occurrences)
... The words of Ezek. 27:6 literally translated are, "Thy benches they have made of
ivory, the daughter of the ashur tree," ie, inlaid with ashur wood. ...
/b/box-tree.htm - 8k

Goings (42 Occurrences)
... go'-ing, go'-ingz: Besides, occasionally, forms of the common words for "go" (see
Go), for "going" and "goings," the Hebrew has 'ashshur ('ashur, 'ashur), "step ...
/g/goings.htm - 22k

Going (2561 Occurrences)
... go'-ing, go'-ingz: Besides, occasionally, forms of the common words for "go" (see
Go), for "going" and "goings," the Hebrew has 'ashshur ('ashur, 'ashur), "step ...
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Ashtoreths (6 Occurrences)

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Babylonia (17 Occurrences)
... Sennacherib), "Sin has increased the brothers"; Marduk-apal-iddin (Mero-dach-baladan),
"Marduk has given a son"; Ashurakh-iddin (Esarhaddon), "Ashur has given ...
/b/babylonia.htm - 75k

Naarah (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A girl, the second of Ashur's two wives, of the tribe
of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:5, 6). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NAARAH (1). ...
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Ulai (2 Occurrences)
... 4. Assyrian References: The Ulai (Assyrian Ulaa or Ulaia) near Susa is regarded
as being shown on the sculptures of the Assyrian king Ashur-bani-pal (British ...
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Bible Concordance

Ashur (6 Occurrences)

Genesis 10:11 Out of that land went forth Ashur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
(WBS)

Genesis 10:22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
(WBS)

Numbers 24:24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Ashur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
(WBS)

1 Chronicles 2:24 And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
(KJV WBS)

1 Chronicles 4:5 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
(KJV WBS)

Hosea 14:3 Ashur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
(WBS)

Subtopics

Ashur

Ashur: Son of Hezron

Related Terms

Ashurbanipal (1 Occurrence)

Boxtree

Box-tree (2 Occurrences)

Goings (42 Occurrences)

Going (2561 Occurrences)

Ashtoreths (6 Occurrences)

Babylonia (17 Occurrences)

Naarah (3 Occurrences)