A city on the Tigris River and first capital of Assyria.
About Asshur
A Hebrew word that is difficult to translate. In English Bibles, it is translated as Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrians, or merely “Asshur.” These translations all come from the Assyrian word asshur.
The word for Assyria in Genesis 10:11 in the King James Version. It is not a person and should be translated: “From that land he [Nimrod] went forth into Assyria.” In that country, east of the Tigris River, Nimrod built four cities: Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and Resen.
Key References
Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”
All Scripture References (4)
Numbers (2)
Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
Psalms (1)
Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Ezekiel (1)
Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.