Ashima — the meaning of the Hebrew name אַשִׁימָא

אַשִׁימָא

ʼAshîymâʼ · pronounced ash-ee-maw' · Strong's H807 · a man

Ashima means Ashima, a deity of Hamath.

Strong's definition

of foreign origin; Ashima, a deity of Hamath.

First appearance

2Kgs 17:30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth–benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, (KJV)

Every verse that names Ashima

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Kings

2Kgs 17:30

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