TBESH · H0804G
אַשּׁוּר · ash.shur · Assyria
§ Asshur or Assyria = "a step" the nation, Assyria the land, Assyria or Asshur
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אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) means “Assyria” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ash-shoor' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אַשּׁוּר · ash.shur · Assyria
§ Asshur or Assyria = "a step" the nation, Assyria the land, Assyria or Asshur
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אַשּׁוּר · ash.shur · Asshur
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758) § Asshur or Assyria = "a step" 1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians 2) the people of Assyria 3) the nation, Assyria 4) the land, Assyria or Asshur
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or אַשֻּׁר; apparently from H833 (אָשַׁר) (in the sense of successful); Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
KJV glosses: Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of assyria | 96 |
| assyria | 14 |
| to assyria | 10 |
| asshur | 5 |
| the assyrians | 4 |
| from assyria | 3 |
| and assyria | 2 |
| by assyria | 2 |
| in assyria | 2 |
| into assyria | 2 |
| of the assyrians | 2 |
| then assyria | 2 |
| and assyrians | 1 |
| toward asshur | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of assyria | 100 |
| asshur | 5 |
| to assyria | 5 |
| of the assyrians | 3 |
| and asshur | 2 |
| from assyria | 2 |
| into assyria | 2 |
| the assyrian | 2 |
| unto assyria | 2 |
| with the assyrians | 2 |
| all the assyrians | 1 |
| also with the assyrians | 1 |
| and assyria | 1 |
| and the assyrian | 1 |
| and with assyria | 1 |
| assur | 1 |
| assyria | 1 |
| assyrian | 1 |
| behold the assyrian | 1 |
| but the assyrian | 1 |
| even to thee from assyria | 1 |
| from the assyrian | 1 |
| in assyria | 1 |
| of assur | 1 |
| of the assyrian | 1 |
| on the assyrians | 1 |
| shall the assyrian | 1 |
| the assyrians | 1 |
| them out of assyria | 1 |
| then shall the assyrian | 1 |
| there and the assyrian | 1 |
| to the assyrian | 1 |
| toward assyria | 1 |
| until asshur | 1 |
| upon the assyrians | 1 |
| when the assyrian | 1 |
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The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Read word by wordFrom that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
Read word by wordThe sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Read word by wordIshmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
Read word by wordYet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”
Read word by wordShips will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
Read word by wordThen Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
Read word by wordMenahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
Read word by wordIn the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
Read word by wordSo Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
Read word by wordAhaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
Read word by wordSo the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
Read word by wordThen King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.
Read word by wordAnd on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordShalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
Read word by wordBut the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
Read word by wordThen the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
Read word by wordIn the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
Read word by wordFinally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.
Read word by wordThen the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
Read word by wordSo they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”
Read word by wordThen the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”
Read word by wordAnd the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
Read word by wordIn the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
Read word by wordThe king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
Read word by wordIn the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
Read word by wordSo Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
Read word by wordAt that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.
Read word by wordNevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Read word by wordThe Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
Read word by wordNow, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
Read word by wordThen the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!
Read word by wordDo not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
Read word by wordDo not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,
Read word by wordHas the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
Read word by wordPerhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
Read word by wordwho replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
Read word by wordWhen the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
Read word by word“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Read word by wordSurely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared?
Read word by wordTruly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.
Read word by wordThen Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.
Read word by wordSo this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
Read word by wordAnd that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
Read word by wordSo Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
Read word by wordI will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
Read word by wordDuring Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.
Read word by wordThe sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
Read word by wordand Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
Read word by wordSo the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
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