Strong H807אֲשִׁימָא
Ashima
- Transliteration
- 'ăshîymâ'
- Pronunciation
- ash-ee-maw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
Of foreign origin;
{Ashima} a deity of Hamath: - Ashima.
{Ashima} a deity of Hamath: - Ashima.
Meaning of the name
Ashima = "guiltiness: I will make desolate"
Detailed definition
Ashima was a deity worshipped by the people of Hamath who were resettled in Samaria by the Assyrian king (<ref="2Ki.17.30">2Ki.17.30</ref>).
In the biblical story
Ashima
Deity worshipped by the people of Hamath
Ashima was a deity worshipped by the people of Hamath who were resettled in Samaria by the Assyrian king (<ref="2Ki.17.30">2Ki.17.30</ref>).
In the Bible
Strong H807 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ashima1
First verses
- 2 Kings 17:30And the men of Babylon made Succoth–benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,