# H804 אַשּׁוּר

אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr), Strong’s H804: Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire KJV: Asshur, Assur, Assyria…

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*ʼAshshûwr* — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire

KJV: Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).

Derived from [אָשַׁר ʼâshar](https://besorah.bible/word/H833) (to be straight)

Occurs 151 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אַשּׁוּר n.pr.gent. & terr. Asshur, Assyria

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 2:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/2?v=14) — The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the…
- [Genesis 10:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/10?v=11) — Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
- [Genesis 10:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/10?v=22) — The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
- [Genesis 25:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/25?v=18) — They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.
- [Numbers 24:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/24?v=22) — Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive.”
- [Numbers 24:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/24?v=24) — But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to…
- [2 Kings 15:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/15?v=19) — Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, that his hand might…
- [2 Kings 15:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/15?v=20) — Menahem exacted the money from Israel, even from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver…
- [2 Kings 15:29](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/15?v=29) — In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah…
- [2 Kings 16:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/16?v=7) — So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save…