ASHURITE

Probably a variant spelling for Asherite, a member of Asher’s tribe. The Ashurites were among those who supported Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, instead of David as king over Israel after Saul’s death (2 Sm 2:8-9). In Ezekiel 27:6 (kjv) the Hebrew word refers to a kind of wood rather than a group of people.