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Asshur 
Asshur is a son of Shem, son of Noah. This Asshur is also the progenitor of the Assyrians. Another group (of much later, Abrahamic origin) that is named after the name Asshur is the Asshurim. Another Asshur is mentioned in 1 Chr 2:24, in the genealogy of Judah.
The name Asshur is highly similar to Asher ( ) but is spelled with a waw before the resh. However, BDB reports a connection with (yashar 930), be level, straight up, just. NOBSE seems to agree and reads Level Plain.
If indeed the name Asshur is related to the word then it is also related to Israel's poetic nickname Jeshurun.
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