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Definition: Ashur |
AshurNoun1. (Assyrian) chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar. 2. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Ashur" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "who is happy", "walks", "looks". |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Ashur The highest god of the Assyrians. It had the head of an eagle and four wings, but the body of a man. "Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh." - Gen. x. II. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: AshurSynonyms: Ashir (n), Assur (n), Asur (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ashur |
| English words defined with "Ashur": Anshar. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Ashur": Helah ♦ Temeni. (references) |
| "Ashur" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "who is happy", "walks", "looks". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "Ashur". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Assyria | N/A | Biblical | Country of Assur or Ashur |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ashur | 10 |
ashur tablet | 2 |
ashur bet sargis | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 10, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Uioi shm ailam kai assour kai arfaxad kai loud kai aram kai kainan |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Filii Sem Aelam et Assur et Arfaxad et Lud et Aram |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Sem gestrynde fif sunu, Elam, Asur, Arfaxad ond Ludim ond Aram. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The sonys of Sem; Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxad, and Lud, and Aram. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And his sonnes were: Elam Assur Arphachsad Lud ad Aram. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The children of Shem; Elam, and Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 10, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga anak nga lalake ni Sem: si Elam ug si Assur, ug si Arphaxad, ug si Lud, ug si Aram. |
| Croatian | emovi su sinovi: Elam, Ašur, Arpakšad, Lud i Aram. |
| Danish | Sems Sønner: Elam, Assur, Arpaksjad, Lud og Aram. |
| Dutch | Sems zonen waren Elam, en Assur, en Arfachsad, en Lud, en Aram. |
| Finnish | Seemin pojat olivat Eelam, Assur, Arpaksad, Luud ja Aram. |
| French | Les fils de Sem furent: Élam, Assur, Arpacschad, Lud et Aram. |
| German | Und dies sind seine Kinder: Elam, Assur, Arphachsad, Lud und Aram. |
| Haitian Creole | Men pitit gason Sèm yo. Se te Elam, Asou, Apachad, Lidi ak Aram. |
| Hungarian | Sém fiai: Élám, Assur, Arpaksád, Lúd és Arám. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anak-anak Sem ialah Elam, Asyur, Arpakhsad, Lud dan Aram. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka anak laki-laki Sem ia itulah Elam dan Asyur dan Arfaksad dan Lud dan Aram. |
| Italian | I figli di Sem: Elam, Assur, Arpacsad, Lud e Aram. |
| Maori | Ko nga tama a Hema; ko Erama, ko Ahura, ko Arapahata, ko Ruru, ko Arame. |
| Norwegian | Sems sønner var Elam og Assur og Arpaksad og Lud og Aram. |
| Portuguese | Os filhos de Sem foram: Elão, Assur, Arfaxade, Lude e Arão. |
| Rumanian | Fiii lui Sem au fost: Elam, Asur, Arpacwad, Lud wi Aram. |
| Russian | уЩОЩ уЙНБ: еМБН, бУХТ, бТЖБЛУБ", мХ", бТБН. |
| Spanish | Los hijos de Sem fueron: Elam, Asur, Arfaxad, Lud y Aram. |
| Swedish | Sems söner voro Elam, Assur, Arpaksad, Lud och Aram. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: surah. | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: rash, rhus, rush, sura, ursa. | |
-2 letters: ars, ash, has, rah, ras, sau, sha. | |
-3 letters: ah, ar, as, ha, sh, uh, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-r-s-u" | |
+1 letter: hussar, prahus, surahs. | |
+2 letters: aurochs, authors, chukars, curaghs, dhurnas, dourahs, haulers, hurrahs, hurrays, hussars, kashrut, kurbash, murrhas, purdahs, quasher, rhamnus, rhumbas, rupiahs, sahuaro, sambhur, tarbush, unhairs, unsharp. | |
+3 letters: airbrush, ambusher, arethusa, backrush, bahadurs, bearhugs, charquis, chasseur, chaufers, choragus, chuddars, chukkars, currachs, curraghs, dhourras, draughts, eucharis, euphrasy, fraughts, futharcs, futharks, hachures, haircuts, hamburgs, harbours, harumphs, haruspex, hauberks, hauliers, haunters, hausfrau, hauteurs, haviours, humerals, kashruth, kashruts, laughers, outhears, purchase, pushcart, quashers, raunches, rhubarbs, sahuaros, sambhurs, squarish, squasher, subahdar, subgraph, thesauri, thruways, unearths, unshared, uphoards, urethans, urethras. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 73 68 75 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ... .... ..- .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110011 01101000 01110101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A s h u r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0073 0068 0075 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3585748784 |
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