Strong's Lexicon

H615

H615 — אָסִיר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewaciyrnoun mascOccurrences: 13TWOT: 141b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H615
Word:	אָסִיר
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H631
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	13
Transliteration:	aciyr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	aw-sere'
Meaning:	1. bound 2. a captive
KJV Renderings:	(those which are) bound, prisoner.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB638

אָסִיר noun masculine^{Gen 39:20} bondman, prisoner (Arabic [untranscribed source text 350], Aramaic [untranscribed source text 351], MI אסר) — ׳ א absolute Ps 79:11; Ps 102:21 plural אֲסִירִם Gen 39:22 +, compare Judg 16:21 ; Judg 16:25 Kt ; construct אֲסִירֵי Ps 107:10 +, Gen 39:20 Qr ; אֲסִירָיו Ps 69:34 +, etc.; — prisoner Gen 39:20; Gen 39:22 ( J ), elsewhere only poetic; Isa 14:17 as having rest in grave from task-master Job 3:18 especially as object of divine compassion Ps 68:7 (|| יָתִיר), Ps 69:34 (|| אֶבְיוֺן); ׳ אֶנְקַת א Ps 79:11; Ps 102:21 (both || בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה), Ps 107:10 עֳנִי וּבַרְזֶל ׳ א (|| ישְׁבֵי חשֶׁח וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת); compare אָ֑רֶץ ׳ א Lam 3:34 specifically of liberated exiles of Israel Zech 9:11, called captives of hope הַתִּקְוָה ׳ א Zech 9:12.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אסיר (Gh-seer’)

Concordance entry

EHCC: where the king's prisoners (were .20 all the prisoners that rial ) .12 the prisoners rest together ; .18 he bringeth out those which are bound ,)7 33(34).despiseth not his prisoners. Let the sighing of the prisoner .1| To hear the groaning of the prisoner ; .)21 (10 ae and LH 5 7 ן;:;ןוספ .0 opel not the house is prisoners .17 under his feet all the prisonersof the earth, .34 have sent forth thy prisoners 11,1 ye prisoners of hope: .9