אָשֽׁוּר
𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓
ashur
of Assyria
a primitive root (identical with through the idea of going round for inspection); to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for; behold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.
Hosea 13:7 · Word #8
Lexicon H7789
| Lemma | שׁוּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shûwr |
| Strong's | H7789 |
| In-context | of Assyria |
Morphology HVqi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7789-01
Ashshur (the Prosperous One)
| Root | אשר (ʾ-š-r) |
| Core Meanings | to go straight, to advance, to prosper, blessedness, happiness |
| Semantic Range | Ashshur as an individual (son of Shem); the Assyrian people; the land of Assyria; the Assyrian empire as a political-military power. |
| Conceptual Significance | Ashshur represents both a patriarchal lineage from Shem and the historical empire of Assyria, a dominant force in the ancient Near East. The name’s association with prosperity and advancement stands in tension with Assyria’s later role as an instrument of judgment against Israel and Judah. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular; name of a person (son of Shem), his descendants, and the nation/land associated with them. No pronominal suffix or construct form in the given data. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name אַשּׁוּר is a proper masculine singular noun (HNp) derived from the root אשר, associated with prosperity and advancement. Rendering it as "Ashshur (the Prosperous One)" preserves the personal name while making explicit the root sense embedded in the name, and maintains its singular proper-noun form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אשר (to go straight, to advance, to prosper, blessedness, happiness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H844-01 |
aseriel | El-makes-straight |
H834-01 |
asher | that-which |
H836-01 |
asher | that-which |
Word Usage (16 occurrences of H7789)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 23:9 | אֲשׁוּרֶ֑/נּוּ | ashurenu | I behold him |
| Numbers 24:17 | אֲשׁוּרֶ֖/נּוּ | ashurenu | I behold him |
| Jeremiah 5:26 | יָשׁוּר֙ | yashur | they lie in wait |