Ashurite
Morphhology:
Proper Name Noun Gentilic Person
Definition:
Someone from the tribe of Asher living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.13; son of: Israel (
h3478) and Zilpah (
h2153); brother of: Gad (
h1410); half-brother of: Reuben (
h7205), Simeon (
h8095), Levi (
h3878), Judah (
h3063), Dan (
h1835H), Naphtali (
h5321), Issachar (
h3485), Zebulun (
h2074), Dinah (
h1783), Joseph (
h3130) and Benjamin (
h1144); father of: Imnah (
h3232), Ishvah (
h3438), Ishvi (
h3440), Beriah (
h1283) and Serah (
h8294); also translated "pine" or "cypress wood" at Ezk.27.6; Ashurite at 2Sa.2.9; Group of
a.sher (אָשֵׁר "Asher"
h836) § Ashurites = "guided: blessed" adj a tribe inhabiting the plain of Esdraelon Asshuri = "steps"
Transliteration:
ʼĂshûwrîy
Pronounciation:
ash-oo-ree'
Definition:
an Ashurite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ashur, a district in Palestine; Asshurim, Ashurites.; or אַשּׁוּרִי; from a patrial word of the same form as
h804 (אַשּׁוּר)