Lexical Definition

‎אׇסְנַפַּר‎ ʼOçnappar (os-nap-par') Osnappar ^N:N-M-P
of foreign derivation

Asnapper.

• § Asnappar or Osnappar = "horned bull: thorn abolished"
• Osnappar, an Assyrian king

1) an Assyrian king who transported other peoples into Samaria - probably the king, Ashurbanipal

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.4.10

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָֽסְנַפַּר‎ proper name, masculine Asnappar, who transported peoples to Samaria Ezra 4:10 Ασενναφαρ, ᵐ5^L Σαλμανασσάρηχ; probably = Assyrian king Asšurbanipal ( B.C. 668-626), i.e. ‎אס(רב)נפל‎, Gelzer^{Äg. Zeitsch. 1875, 78} COT^{on the passage} Mey^{E Jud. 29 f.} Zim^{KAT 3. 351} Berthol^{on the passage} Ency. Bib.³⁴².

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Assyrian king • Assyrian king who settled people in Samaria

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Osnappar (probably Ashurbanipal) was an Assyrian king who brought people from various regions and settled them in Samaria.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.4.10;
• only referred to as Osnappar אׇסְנַפַּר.

Osnappar is mentioned in the Bible as the king who brought people from various regions and settled them in the cities of Samaria (Ezra 4:10). He is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, but many scholars identify him as Ashurbanipal, one of the last great kings of the Assyrian Empire. Ashurbanipal ruled from 668 to 627 BC and was known for his military campaigns and his extensive library in Nineveh. The resettlement of people in Samaria was a common practice of the Assyrian kings to prevent rebellions and maintain control over conquered territories. The people who were brought to Samaria came from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim (Ezra 4:9-10). These foreign settlers intermarried with the remaining Israelites in Samaria, creating a mixed population that became known as the Samaritans (2 Kings 17:24-41). The Samaritans developed their own religious practices, which combined elements of Israelite and pagan traditions, and were often in conflict with the Jews who returned from the Babylonian exile (Ezra 4:1-5; Nehemiah 4:1-3).

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