Meanings
assur1
alternative asur
- Jewishnot comparablelawforbidden
After chatzos it is assur to daven shacharis.
2011 February 23, Philogos, “How To Understand Yeshivish”, in The Forward2 more examples
Wool which has been shorn from it or which has fallen off it is assur (prohibited for any beneficial use) and if it becomes mixed with other wool the whole becomes assur (Y.D. 308).
1968, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Horeb: A Philosophy of Jewish Laws and ObservancesIn their commentary, the Tosafot conclude that it is assur to inflict a wound in one's body (chovel be'atzmo) even if he benefits from it.
2006, Rabbi Alfred S. Cohen, editor, Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, numbers 51–56
Assur2
Origin
assur · adjective
- Hebrewאָסוּר
- Englishassur
From Hebrew אָסוּר (asúr).
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Full word history & related roots →Assur · proper noun
- Akkadian𒀸𒋩𒆠“Assur”
- EnglishAssur
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”).
More words from Akkadian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hindi अश्शूर
- अश्शूर (aśśūr)capital
Irish Aisiúr
- Aisiúrcapital
Persian آشور
- آشور (âšur)capital
Polish Aszur, Aszur
- Aszurcapital
- Aszurdeity
Portuguese Assur, Ashur
- Assurcapital
- Ashurcapital
Russian А́шшур, А́ссур
- А́шшур (Áššur)capital
- А́ссур (Ássur)capital
- А́шшур (Áššur)deity
- А́ссур (Ássur)deity
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