Strong H8042 sensesאַשּׁוּר

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H804

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H804 appears in 138 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. AssyriaH804GA powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel.135 verses · 17 books
2. AsshurH804HSon of Shem; father of the Assyrians2 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• assyria108
• assyrian13
• assyrians10
• asshur8
• assur2

First verses

1. Genesis 2:14
   And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
2. Genesis 10:11
   Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
3. Genesis 10:22
   The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
4. Genesis 25:18
   And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
5. Numbers 24:22
   Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
6. Numbers 24:24
   And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
7. 2 Kings 15:19
   And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
8. 2 Kings 15:20
   And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.
9. 2 Kings 15:29
   In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
10. 2 Kings 16:7
    So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
11. 2 Kings 16:8
    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
12. 2 Kings 16:9
    And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
13. 2 Kings 16:10
    And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
14. 2 Kings 16:18
    And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria.
15. 2 Kings 17:3
    Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
16. 2 Kings 17:4
    And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
17. 2 Kings 17:5
    Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
18. 2 Kings 17:6
    In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
19. 2 Kings 17:23
    Until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
20. 2 Kings 17:24
    And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.