HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H804
אַשּׁוּר
ash.shur — Assyria
§ Asshur or Assyria = "a step" the nation, Assyria the land, Assyria or Asshur
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Asshur
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H758
אֲרָם
a.ram — Aram
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775) and Lud (H3865); father of: Uz (H5780), Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851) § Aram or Arameans = "exalted" 1) Aram or Syrian nation 2) the Syrian or Aramean people Aram = "exalted" n m 3) fifth son of Shem 4) a grandson of Nahor 5) a descendant of Asher
126 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8035
שֵׁם
shem — Shem
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32; son of: Noah (H5146); brother of: Ham (H2526) and Japheth (H3315); father of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758) Also named: Sēm (Σήμ "Shem" G4590) § Shem = "name" the eldest son of Noah and progenitor of the Semitic tribes
16 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H775
אַרְפַּכְשַׁד
ar.pakh.shad — Arpachshad
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758); father of: Cainan (G2536); also called Arphaxad at Luk.3.36; Also named: Arphaxad (Ἀρφαξάδ "Arphaxad" G0742) § Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle" third son of Shem
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3865
לוּד
lud — Lud
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775) and Aram (H0758) Also named: lu.di (לוּדִי "Lydian" H3866H) § Lud or Lydia = "strife" 1) the 4th listed son of Shem and supposed progenitor of the Lydians n patr 2) descendants of Lud the son of Shem who settled in northern Africa
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H805
אֲשׁוּרִי
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 →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3817
לְאֻמִּ֑ים
le.um.mim — Leummim
People descended from Leumm(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Asshurim (H0805A) and Letushim (H3912) § Leummim = "peoples" son of Dedan and grandson of Jokshan
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3912
לְטוּשִׁם
le.tu.shim — Letushim
People descended from Letush(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Asshurim (H0805A) and Leummim (H3817) § Letushim = "hammered" the 2nd son of Dedan, grandson of Jokshan, great grandson of Abraham by Keturah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3638
כִּלְמָד
kil.mad — Chilmad
§ Chilmad = "enclosure" a city of Assyria mentioned in conjunction with Sheba and Asshur
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Second son of Shem (Gen. 10:22; 1 Chr. 1:17). He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc. (Gen. 10:11, 12). He probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual translation of the word, although the form Asshur is sometimes retained (Num. 24:22, 24; Ezek. 27:23, etc.). In Gen. 2:14 “Assyria” ought to be “Asshur,” which was the original capital of Assyria, a city represented by the mounds of Kalah Sherghat, on the west bank of the Tigris. This city was founded by Bel-kap-kapu about B.C. 1700. At a later date the capital was shifted to Ninua, or Nineveh, now Koyunjik, on the eastern bank of the river. (See CALAH; NINEVEH.)
Scripture references
Genesis 10:221 Chronicles 1:17Genesis 10:11Genesis 10:12Numbers 24:22Numbers 24:24Ezekiel 27:23Genesis 2:14
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.