Ashur – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Ashur
Ashur (; often also transliterated as
Asshur to reflect the pointing of Hebrew letter '' (
Shin) in the
Masoretic text, which doubles the 'ש'), was the second son of
Shem, the son of
Noah. Ashur's brothers were
Elam,
Arphaxad,
Lud, and
Aram.
Ashur
Noun
1. chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
(synonym) Ashir
(hypernym) Semitic deity
(classification) Assyria
2. an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
(synonym) Assur, Asur
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Assyria
Ashur
[Other] The patron god of ancient Assyria, assuming the role of Enlil and Marduk, and god of war. He was represented as a winged disc enclosing a stretched bow, ready to let fly an arrow. His consort was Ishtar, who responded to the warlike temperament of her mate by growing a beard that grew to her breasts.
Ashur
who is happy; or walks; or looks
Assur
same as Ashur
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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Ashur
(black), the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah. (1 Chronicles 2:24; 4:5) He became "father" or founder of the town of Tekoa. (B.C. 1658.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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