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ʾāsᵊnappar אָֽסְנַפַּר ‘Osnappar’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: of foreign origin

ʾāsᵊnappar pr n m pers
Asnappar or Osnappar = "horned bull: thorn abolished"
1) an Assyrian king who transported other peoples into Samaria - probably the king, Ashurbanipal

Mentioned in Ezra 4:10

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