BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H805
a.shu.ri — Asshurim
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
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Mentioned among those over whom Ish-bosheth was made king (2 Sam. 2:9).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
