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Ashhur
Ashhur
אַשְׁחוּר ash.chur
Ashhur (Hebrew: אַשְׁחוּר, ash.chur) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Abiah in 1 Chronicles 2.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Ashhur
father of Ethnan; father of Ahuzzam; father of Temeni
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 2:24 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 4:5 |
| Cross-references | 12 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Abiah co-occurrence Appears with Abiah in 1 Chronicles 2.
- Abijah co-occurrence Appears with Abijah in 1 Chronicles 2.
- Naarah co-occurrence Appears with Naarah in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Helah co-occurrence Appears with Helah in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Tekoa co-occurrence Appears with Tekoa in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Ephrathah co-occurrence Appears with Ephrathah in 1 Chronicles 2.
- Caleb co-occurrence Appears with Caleb in 1 Chronicles 2.
- Hezron co-occurrence Appears with Hezron in 1 Chronicles 2.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.24;
son of: Hezron (H2696H) and Abiah (H0029J);
half-brother of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Caleb (H3612H) and Segub (H7687H); married to Helah (H2458) and Naarah (H5292B);
father of: Ahuzzam (H0275), Hepher (H2660), Temeni (H8488), Haahashtari (H0326), Zereth (H6889), Izhar (H3328), Ethnan (H0869) and Koz (H6976)
§ Ashur = "black"
son of Pharez
Ashhur, a descendant of Judah through Hezron, was the father (ie founder) of Tekoa (1Ch.2.24; 4:5).
The biblical story
Ashhur was a descendant of Judah through Hezron, as recorded in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles. He was the son of Hezron, who married Abijah, the daughter of Machir, after the death of Hezron according to the LXX of 1Chr 2.24. Or he was the son of Caleb who married Hezron's widow Ephrath, according one interpretation of the Hebrew of 1Chr 2.24. Ashhur is mentioned as the father (ie founder) of Tekoa, which suggests that he was the founder or a prominent figure in the city of Tekoa, located in the hill country of Judah. Ashhur had two wives, Helah and Naarah, who bore him several children. As a descendant of Judah and Caleb, Ashhur was part of an important lineage in the history of Israel.
Key verses
Ashhur appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles 2:24 -
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
1 Chronicles 4:5
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1 Chronicles (2)
- 1 Chronicles 2:24
- 1 Chronicles 4:5