Asshurim — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲשׁוּרִי

אֲשׁוּרִי

ʼĂshûwrîy · pronounced ash-oo-ree' · Strong's H805 · a man · also spelled Ashurites

Asshurim means an Ashurite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ashur, a district in Palestine.

Built from

אַשּׁוּר ʼAshshûwr (same form as, H804) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem open in the lexicon ›

or אַשּׁוּרִי; from a patrial word of the same form as H804; an Ashurite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ashur, a district in Palestine.

Gen 25:3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 2 Samuel

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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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