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Ashshurאשור
ash-shoor' · Patriarchs/Conquest
In the Bible
A biblical toponym — Ashshur — attested in Gen 2:14 (96 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Gen 2:14 on Sefaria →Gen 2:14
וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת׃
The name of the third river is Tigris, the one that flows east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Facts
| Type | place (toponym) |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 507 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
ו
Taurus · Vav
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Ashshur appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |