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asshur |
1 definition found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Asshur second son of Shem (Gen. 10:22; 1 Chr. 1:17). He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc (Gen. 10:11,12). He probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual translation of the word although the form Asshur is sometimes retained (Num. 24:22, 24; Ezek. 27:23, etc.). In Gen. 2:14 Assyria" ought to be "Asshur," which was the original capital of Assyria, a city represented by the mounds of Kalah Sherghat on the west bank of the Tigris. This city was founded by Bel-kap-kapu about B.C. 1700. At a later date the capital was shifted to Ninua or Nineveh, now Koyunjik on the eastern bank of the river. (See {CALAH}; {NINEVEH}.)
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