Ashur — the meaning of the Hebrew name אַשְׁחוּר

אַשְׁחוּר

ʼAshchûwr · pronounced ash-khoor' · Strong's H806 · a man

Ashur means black.

Built from

שָׁחַר shâchar (probably from, H7835) — to be dim or dark (in color) open in the lexicon ›

probably from H7835; black; Ashchur, an Israelite.

1Chr 2:24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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