Asshur – 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
[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.
Asshur
second son of Shem, (Genesis 10:22) also the Hebrew form for Assyria. See: Assyria, Asshur
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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Asshur
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 ¯T0000688; NINEVEH.)
