BDB636
[אָסַר] verb tie, bind, imprison (Arabic [untranscribed source text 346], Assyrian asâru , compare COTGloss, Aramaic אֲסַר , [untranscribed source text 347], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 348]) —
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| 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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[אָסַר] verb tie, bind, imprison (Arabic [untranscribed source text 346], Assyrian asâru , compare COTGloss, Aramaic אֲסַר , [untranscribed source text 347], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 348]) —
אסר (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew [ אָסַר ] bind, אֵסוּר bond, אִסָּר binding obligation).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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Psalms 118:27
Jeremiah 46:4
Genesis 42:24
Genesis 46:29
Exodus 14:6
Exodus 21:84
1 Samuel 6:10
1 Kings 20:14
2 Kings 9:2
2 Kings 17:4
2 Kings 23:33
2 Kings 25:7
2 Chronicles 13:3
2 Chronicles 36:6
Jeremiah 89:7
Jeremiah 52:11
Genesis 49:11
Genesis 39:20
Genesis 40:3
Nehemiah 4:18
Job 36:8
Psalms 146:7
Ecclesiastes 4:14
Song of Songs 7:5
Isaiah 49:9
Jeremiah 40:1
Genesis 42:16
Judges 16:6
Isaiah 22:3
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