Bible Dictionary
Ashima
Ashima was a deity worshiped by colonists from Hamath who settled in Samaria. Scripture gives no further reliable description of this god.
Definition
Ashima was a deity worshiped by Hamathite colonists in Samaria. The biblical account gives no further certain description of this god.
Biblical Usage
Ashima is named among the gods worshiped by peoples settled in Samaria after the Assyrian resettlement.
Historical Background
The deity has been tentatively compared with other Syrian gods, but the supplied material states that nothing further is known and that the proposed identifications lack supporting evidence.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
a god of the Hamathite colonists in Samaria. (2 Kings 17:30) It has been regarded as identical with the Pan of the Greeks.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-shi'-ma, ash'-i-ma ('ashima'; Asimath): A deity worshipped at Hamath (2Ki 17:30) of whom nothing further is known. It has been suggested that the name is the same as that of the goddess Simi, the daughter of the supreme god Hadad, who was worshipped at Membij, but there is nothing to support the suggestion.</p>