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
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /a.ʃuʁ/
Noun
אַשּׁוּר • (ashúr) m
- boxwood, box tree.
Etymology 2
The sense Assyria ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”), its original capital.
Proper noun
אַשּׁוּר • (ashúr) m
- Ashshur, Ashur, Assur, the second son of Shem
- the Assyrian nation, his descendants
- Assyria, the country occupied by them
Derived terms
- אַשּׁוּרִי ('ashurí)
- אַשּׁוּרִית ('ashurít)
Noun
אשור \\ אִשּׁוּר • ('ishúr) m
- defective spelling of אישור.
References
- H804 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
Anagrams
- אושר