אֲשׁוּרִי

# Analytical Note on Ashurim (H0805A) The Hebrew term אֲשׁוּרִי (ashurim) appears only once in the biblical text, making it a hapax legomenon—a word that occurs in a single location. This singular appearance severely limits what can be confidently determined about its precise meaning or usage patterns. The transliteration "ashurim" suggests a plural form, likely referring to a people or ethnic group, possibly connected to Assyria or an Assyrian-related population, though the lexical data alone does not establish this definitively. Without additional contextual occurrences, the interpretation of this term relies heavily on its single biblical instance. The lack of repetition prevents scholars from observing the word's usage across different contexts or determining whether its meaning remained consistent or varied in different passages. For readers approaching the text, this rarity means that understanding ashurim depends on examining its immediate textual context rather than on broader patterns of biblical usage.