Ashur (אשור) means Assyria in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַשּׁוּר
ashur
noun · feminine
In English
Assyria
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ashur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ממלכה שמית קדומה בארם נהריים, שהתקיימה בין המאה ה־21 לפנה"ס ועד המאה השביעית לפנה"ס, עת נכבשה ע"י בבל.
מִן-הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר וַיִּבֶן אֶת-נִינְוֵה וְאֶת-רְחֹבֹת עִיר וְאֶת-כָּלַח.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ashur is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַשּׁוּר
- Written without vowel points
- אשור
- Said
- ashur
- Root
- א־ש־ר
- Pattern
- קַטּוּל
- Gematria
- 507
This is how Ashur is said in other languages.
- English
- Assyria
These words rhyme with Ashur.
The word Ashur comes from the root א־ש־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ashur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ashur.
What does Ashur (אשור) mean in Hebrew?
Ashur (אשור) means Assyria. It is said ashur, with the stress on shur.
What rhymes with Ashur (אשור)?
Words that rhyme with Ashur (אשור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
Is Ashur (אשור) masculine or feminine?
The word Ashur (אשור) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אשור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.