Assir
Assir was a Levite ancestor of Samuel the prophet.
The name Assir means “prisoner; fettered”
MaleLeviteTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 6:23; only referred to as Assir (אַסִּיר); son of Ebiasaph; a brother of Kore; father of Tahath.
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Alternative names
- אַסִּירAssir
Mentions
- Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
- …the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,