0804

0804 ^רושׁא^ ‘Ashshuwr \@ash-shoor’\@ or ^רשׁא^ ‘Ashshur \@ash-shoor’\@ apparently from 0833 (in the sense of successful); ;{ See TWOT on 176} AV-Assyria 118, Assyrian 19, Asshur 8, Assyrian + 01121 4, Assur 2; 151 Asshur or Assyria= "a step" n pr m

1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians

2) the people of Assyria

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3) the nation, Assyria

4) the land, Assyria or Asshur

• The use of the terms Assyria or Assyrians is often related to the spirit and bondage of the Asuras as a metaphor for the spirit of the "Merchants of Men who make slaves of men as merchandise and curse children as a surety for debt.