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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Ashur

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: No
  • Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
  • Included in Naves: Yes
  • Included in Smiths: Yes
  • Included in Websters: No
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

 

Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Ashur

who is happy; or walks; or looks


Naves Topical Index
Ashur

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ashur

(black), the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah. (1 Chronicles 2:24; 4:5) He became "father" or founder of the town of Tekoa. (B.C. 1658.)


Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ashurim

(steps), a tribe descended from Dedan, the grandson of Abraham. (Genesis 26:3) Knobel considers them the same with the Asshur of (Ezekiel 27:28) and connected with southern Arabia.


Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ashurites

Mentioned among those over whom Ish-bosheth was made king (2 Samuel 2:9).


Naves Topical Index
Ashurites

Possibly Geshurites.
2 Samuel 2:9; Ezekiel 27:6


Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ashurites, the

Only in (2 Samuel 2:9) By some of the old interpreters the name is taken as meaning the Geshurites; but if we follow the Targum of Jonathan, "the Asherites" will denote the inhabitants of the whole of the country west of the Jordan above Jez-reel.