ASHHUR ăsh’ ər (אַשְׁח֖וּר). This spelling is found in the ASV and RSV; the KJV spelling is Ashur (1 Chron 2:24; 4:5) He was the “father of Tekoa,” possibly the founder of that village. According to 1 Chronicles 2:24, Ashhur was a descendant of Caleb and Hezron; Ashur had two wives, Helah and Naarah (1 Chron 4:5).