Strong's Lexicon: H631 אָסַר

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H631
Word:	אָסַר
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	72
Transliteration:	acar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	aw-sar'
Meaning:	1. to yoke or hitch 2. by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
KJV Renderings:	bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.

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BDB636

[אָסַר] verb tie, bind, imprison (Arabic [untranscribed source text 346], Assyrian asâru , compare COT^Gloss, Aramaic אֲסַר , [untranscribed source text 347], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 348]) —

Qal Perfect suffix אֲסָרָם Job 36:13 3 feminine singular אָֽסְרָה Num 30:5 +, etc.; Imperfect יֶאְסֹר 1Kgs 20:14 וַיֶּאֱסֹר Gen 42:24 וַיֶּאְסֹר Gen 46:29 +; plural suffix יַאַסְרֻנִי Judg 16:7 etc.; Imperative אֱסֹר 1Kgs 18:44; 2Kgs 9:21 אִסְרוּ Jer 46:4; Ps 118:27 Infinitive absolute אָסֹר Judg 15:13 אָסוֺר Judg 16:11 construct לָאְסֹר Num 30:3 +; לָאֱסוֺר Judg 15:10 לֶאֱסָרְךָ Judg 15:12 אָסְרָם Hos 10:10 Participle active construct אֹסְרִי Gen 49:11 passive אָסור Gen 40:3 +; plural אֲסוּרִים Gen 39:20 +; also Judg 16:21 ; Judg 16:25 Qr ( Kt אסירים); הָסוּרִים Eccl 4:14 (compare Now); אֲסֻרוֺת 2Sam 3:34 construct אסורי Gen 39:20 Kt ( Qr אֲסִירֵי); —

1. tie, bind, for security, foal to vine (followed by ל) Gen 49:11 (blessing of Jacob); horses and asses 2Kgs 7:10 (twice in verse); Ps 118:27 is dubious De bind the festal victim with cords; Che bind the procession with branches, etc.

2. tie, harness, kine to (ב) cart 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10 so (metaphor) Hos 10:10 harness them to (ל) their two iniquities (but Jerome Ew Now make ׳ א here = יסר chastise, compare אֶסֳּרֵם v^a); also followed by accusative chariot Gen 46:29 ( J ) Exod 14:6 ( E ) 2Kgs 9:21 absolute 1Kgs 18:44; 2Kgs 9:21 even of making ready chargers הַסּוּסִים ׳ א Jer 46:4 (|| עֲלוּ הַפָּרָשִׁים).

3. bind, with cords, fetters, etc., as prisoner, Simeon Gen 42:24 ( E ), Samson Judg 15:10; Judg 15:12; Judg 15:13 (3 t. in verse); Judg 16:5; Judg 16:7; Judg 16:8; Judg 16:11 (twice in verse); Judg 16:12 בַּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם ׳ א 2Kgs 25:7 = 2Chr 36:6 = Jer 39:7; Jer 52:11 also 2Chr 33:11 compare (without ׳ בַּנ) 2Kgs 17:4 (בֵּית בֶּלָא ׳ א || עָצַת), 2Kgs 23:33 compare of divine chastisement Job 36:13 & see also Ezek 3:25; Ps 149:8 figurative of absolute authority Ps 105:22 especially Passive participle 2Sam 3:34 thy hands were not bound (|| and thy feet not put in fetters); בָּאֿזִקִּים ׳ א Jer 40:1 compare בַּזִּקִּים ׳ א Job 36:8 (probably figurative || חַבְלֵיעֹֿ֑נִי); metaphor of king held captive by a woman's tresses Song 7:6 perhaps = imprisoned (whether bound or not) Gen 39:20; Gen 40:3; Gen 40:5 (all J E ); as substantive plural prisoners Gen 39:20 ( Kt , see above); so (late) as distressed, & object of divine compassion Isa 49:9; Isa 61:1; Ps 146:7 בֵּית האסי֯רים prison Judg 16:21; Judg 16:25 compare Eccl 4:14 .

4. gird (rare & late) אֵזוֺר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם ׳ א Job 12:18 (אֵזוֺר = slaves' waistcloth, RS p. 25 above; Hoffm reads וַיָּסַר for וַיֶּאְסֹר); חַרְבּוֺ אֲסוּרִים עַלמָֿתְנָיו Neh 4:12.

5. followed by מִלְחָמָה begin the battle, make the attack (compare German mit jemandem anbinden ) 1Kgs 20:14; 2Chr 13:3.

6. figurative of obligation of oath or vow (only Num 30, P ) עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ ׳ א, usually followed by accusative of cognate meaning with verb אֱסָר, אִסָּר Num 30:3; Num 30:5 (twice in verse); Num 30:6 ; Num 30:8; Num 30:9; Num 30:11; Num 30:12 without אֱסָר etc., v.Num 30:7 v.Num 30:10 compare v.Num 30:4 אִסָּר ׳ א (עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ omitted)

Niph`al passive of Qal 3, be, bound, imprisoned, Imperfect (jussive) יֵאָסֵר Gen 42:19 ( E ); 2 masculine singular תֵּאָסֵר Judg 16:6; Judg 16:10; Judg 16:13 (of Samson); Imperative הֵאָֽסְרוּ Gen 42:16 ( E ).

Pu`al Perfect be taken prisoner אֻסְּרוּ Isa 22:3 אֻסָּ֑רוּ ib.

BDB9327

אסר (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew [ אָסַר ] bind, אֵסוּר bond, אִסָּר binding obligation).

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אסר (Gh-sar’)

Judges 16:5

KJV: And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.afflict: or, humble

EHCC: that we may bind him to afflict him:

Job 36:18

KJV: Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.deliver…: Heb. turn thee aside

EHCC: they ery not when he bindeth them

Numbers 30:39

EHCC: mrear an oath 40 bind his soul

Judges 15:10

KJV: And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

EHCC: To bind Samson are we come

Judges 16:11

KJV: And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.that never…: Heb. wherewith work hath not been done

EHCC: 1f they bind me fust with new ropes

Judges 148:6

EHCC: To bind thetr king with chains,

Psalms 118:27

KJV: God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

EHCC: bind the sacrifice with corde,

Jeremiah 46:4

KJV: Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.

EHCC: Harness the horses; and get up,

Genesis 42:24

KJV: And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

EHCC: and bound him before their eyes. -

Genesis 46:29

KJV: And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

EHCC: And ‘Joueph made ready hia chariot, 2

Exodus 14:6

KJV: And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:

EHCC: And he made ote te chariot, 0

Exodus 21:84

EHCC: bound him with fetters

1 Samuel 6:10

KJV: And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:

EHCC: and tied them to the cart,

1 Kings 20:14

KJV: And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.young…: or, servantsorder: Heb. bind, or, tie

EHCC: Who ay order the battle? (marg. bind,

2 Kings 9:2

KJV: And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;inner…: Heb. chamber in a chamber

EHCC: And his chariot was made ready.

2 Kings 17:4

KJV: And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.present: or, tribute

EHCC: and bound him in prison.

2 Kings 23:33

KJV: And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.that…: or, because he reignedput the…: Heb. set a fine upon the land

EHCC: And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands

2 Kings 25:7

KJV: And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.put…: Heb. made blind

EHCC: and bound him with fetters

2 Chronicles 13:3

KJV: And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.Abijah set: Heb. Abijah bound together

EHCC: And Abijah set the battle in array (marg.

2 Chronicles 36:6

KJV: Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.fetters: or, chains

EHCC: and bound him in fetters,

Jeremiah 89:7

EHCC: and him with chains,

Jeremiah 52:11

KJV: Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.put out: Heb. blindedchains: or, fettersprison: Heb. house of the wards

EHCC: and the king of Babylon bound him

Genesis 49:11

KJV: Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

EHCC: Binding his foal unto the vine, 0

Genesis 39:20

KJV: And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

EHCC: the king’s prisoners (were) (

Genesis 40:3

KJV: And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

EHCC: the place where Joseph (was) bound,

Nehemiah 4:18

KJV: For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.by his side: Heb. on his loins

EHCC: (12 poveriona had his sword girded

Job 36:8

KJV: And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

EHCC: if (they be) bound in Fetters,

Psalms 146:7

KJV: Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

EHCC: The Lord looseth the prisoners:

Ecclesiastes 4:14

KJV: For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

EHCC: out of prison (lit. house of prisoners) he

Song of Songs 7:5

KJV: Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.Carmel: or, crimsonheld: Heb. bound

EHCC: G). the king (is) held (masg. bound) in the

Isaiah 49:9

KJV: That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

EHCC: That thou mayest may to prisoners,

Jeremiah 40:1

KJV: The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.chains: or, manicles

EHCC: being bound in chains

Genesis 42:16

KJV: Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.kept…: Heb. bound

EHCC: ye shall be kept in prison, (marg. bound)

Judges 16:6

KJV: And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

EHCC: 10, 13. wherewith thu mightest be bound

Isaiah 22:3

KJV: All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.by…: Heb. of the bow

EHCC: they are bound by the archers: all that are

Strong's Lexicon

H631 — אָסַר