H805: אֲשׁוּרִי
ʼĂshûwrîy · pronounced ash-oo-ree' · “Asshurim”
Definition
an Ashurite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ashur, a district in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Asshurim, Ashurites.
Word origin: or אַשּׁוּרִי; from a patrial word of the same form as H804 (אַשּׁוּר);
Extended definition
Someone descended from Asshur(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Letushim (H3912) and Leummim (H3817)
§ Ashurites = "guided: blessed"
a tribe descended from Abraham and Keturah
§ Ashurites = "guided: blessed"
a tribe descended from Abraham and Keturah
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H805 is translated
- asshurites ×1
- ashurites ×1
Bible verses with H805 (ʼĂshûwrîy)
ʼăshûwrîy appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 25:3
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
- 2 Samuel 2:9
And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.