Aramaic

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Noun

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אֲשׁוּר (ˀăšūr)

  1. Assyria
  2. Ashur

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Etymology 1

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Apparently related to the pa'al verb אָשַׁר (ashár, to go straight on, to make progress) in the sense of being successful, and derived from the root א־ש־ר ('-š-r).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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אַשּׁוּר (ashúrm

  1. boxwood, box tree.

Etymology 2

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The sense Assyria ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, Assur), its original capital.

Proper noun

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אַשּׁוּר (ashúr, ʾaššûrm

  1. (biblical) Ashur (a grandson of Noah in Genesis). Also Ashshur, Assur.
  2. the Assyrian nation, his descendants
  3. Assyria, the country occupied by them
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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אִשּׁוּר (ishúrm

  1. defective spelling of אישור.

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