Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) 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

אִישּׁוּר / אִשּׁוּר • ‎(íshur) m

1. Defective spelling of אִישּׁוּר.

References

• “H804”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Anagrams

• אושר