אַשּֽׁוּר

𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓

ashur

of Assyria

or אַשֻּׁר; apparently from 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; Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See אָשֻׁר.

H804

Isaiah 37:21 · Word #19

Lexicon H804

Lemmaאַשּׁוּר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓
TransliterationʼAshshûwr
Strong'sH804
In-contextof Assyria

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H804-01

Ashshur (Prosperous-One)

Rootאשר (ʾ-š-r)
Core Meaningsto go straight, advance, prosper, be successful, be blessed
Semantic RangeAshshur as an individual (son of Shem); the Assyrian people; the land of Assyria; the Assyrian empire; at times a metonym for imperial power or military threat.
Conceptual SignificanceAshshur represents one of the major postdiluvian lineages and becomes emblematic of imperial power in the Hebrew Bible. Assyria serves as both an instrument of divine judgment and a symbol of human pride and expansive ambition, deeply shaping Israel’s historical and theological experience.
Morphological NotesProper noun, masculine singular (HNp). Functions as a personal name (son of Shem), and by extension denotes his descendants, their land, and imperial entity.
Rendering RationaleThe proper noun אַשּׁוּר (masculine singular) is traditionally linked to the root אשר, conveying the sense of going straight or prospering. Rendering it as "Ashshur (Prosperous-One)" preserves the name while making explicit the root sense of prosperity or advancement inherent in the form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אשר (to go straight, advance, prosper, be successful, be blessed)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H844-01 aseriel El-makes-straight
H834-01 asher that-which
H842-01 asherah Happy Lady
H835-01 asherayv his happinesses
H835-02 asherey the happinesses of
H835-03 ashereykha O your happinesses!
H842-02 asherim upright-blessing poles (Asherah-poles)
H804-02 ashurah toward Ashshur (the Prosperous Realm)
H838-01 ashuray my advancing-steps
H838-02 ashureynu our advancing-steps
H805-01 ashurim Ashurite men
H834-02 baasher in-that-which
H836-01 beasher in Asher (Happy-One)
H804-03 beashur into Ashshur (the prosperous realm)
H7945-01 beshel on-account-of that-which
H834-03 haasher the (things) which
H842-03 haasherah the Blessed Lady
H842-04 haasherim the Fortune-Pillars
H842-05 haasherot the Blessing-Pillars
H834-05 khaasher when, where, or in which manner
H834-06 khshr that-which
H834-07 laasher to which, to whom, to what
H842-06 laasherah to the Happy-One (goddess)
H804-04 leashur to Ashshur (the Prosperous Realm)
H834-08 measher from-that-which
H833-01 meashereykha your straighteners
H804-05 meashur from Ashshur (the Successful One)
H833-02 meushar one made-straight
H804-06 uleashur and to Ashshur (the Prosperer)
H834-09 umeasher and from which/what
H804-07 umeashur and from Ashshur (Prosper-Land)
H8391-01 uteashur and the upright cedar
H834-10 uvaasher and-in-that-which
H836-02 uveasher and in Asher (Happy-One)
H804-08 uveashur and in Asshur (Prosperity-Realm)
H834-11 vaasher and which
H842-07 vaashereyhem and their upright Asherah-poles
H842-08 vaasherim and the Asherah-pillars
H833-03 vayeasheruha and they pronounced her happy
H836-03 veasher and Happy-One
H835-04 veasherey and the happinesses of
H804-09 veashur and Ashshur (Prosperous One)
H842-09 vehaasherah and the Upright-One
H842-10 vehaasherim and the Upright-Poles
H833-04 veisheru and they went straight; and you men, go straight
H834-12 vekhaasher and according as
H834-13 velaasher and to the-one-which
H846-01 veusharena and the upright wall

Word Usage (151 occurrences of H804)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:14 אַשּׁ֑וּר ashur Assyria
Genesis 10:11 אַשּׁ֑וּר ashur Asshur
Genesis 10:22 וְ/אַשּׁ֑וּר veashur and Asshur
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