This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
Definition
or אַשֻּׁר; apparently from H833 (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
Traditional renderings: Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838.
Traditional renderings: Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
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- Zechariah 10:11אַשּׁ֔וּר · of AssyriaThey will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.