Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H839 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲשׁוּר |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | contracted for H8391 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | Not listed |
| Transliteration: | ashur |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ash-oor' |
| Meaning: | 1. the cedar tree or some other light elastic wood |
| KJV Renderings: | Ashurite. |
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תְּאַשּׁוּר noun feminine box-tree (on form compare Sta§ 267) Isa 41:19; Isa 60:13; Ezek 27:6 (compare above) a small evergreen tree about 20 feet high, growing on Lebanon, Bo TristrNat. Hist. Bib 339, so ᵑ9 ᵑ7 RV . (Others sherbîn, a species of cedar distinguished by the smallness of its cones and the upward direction of its branches, compare Thes Rob-Ges.)
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
