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Lexicon :: Strong's H615 - 'āsîr

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אָסִיר
Transliteration
'āsîr
Pronunciation
aw-sere'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 141b

Strong’s Definitions

אָסִיר ʼâçîyr, aw-sere'; from H631; bound, i.e. a captive:—(those which are) bound, prisoner.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H615 in the following manner: prisoner (10x), bound (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H615 in the following manner: prisoner (10x), bound (2x).

  1. prisoner, captive, bondman

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָסִיר ʼâçîyr, aw-sere'; from H631; bound, i.e. a captive:—(those which are) bound, prisoner.
STRONGS H615: Abbreviations
† אָסִיר noun masculineGenesis 39:20 bondman, prisoner (Arabic أَسِيرً, Aramaic axrcysAf  , MI אסר) — א׳ absolute Psalm 79:11; Psalm 102:21; plural אֲסִירִם Genesis 39:22 +, compare Judges 16:21, 25 Kt; construct אֲסִירֵי Psalm 107:10 +, Genesis 39:20 Qr; אֲסִירָיו Psalm 69:34 +, etc.; — Prisoner Genesis 39:20, 22 (J), elsewhere only poetic; Isaiah 14:17; as having rest in grave from task-master Job 3:18; especially as object of divine compassion Psalm 68:7 (|| יָתִיר), Psalm 69:34 (|| אֶבְיוֺן); אֶנְקַת א׳ Psalm 79:11; Psalm 102:21 (both || בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה), Psalm 107:10 עֳנִי וּבַרְזֶל א׳ (|| ישְׁבֵי חשֶׁח וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת); compare אָ֑רֶץ א׳ Lamentations 3:34; specifically of liberated exiles of Israel Zechariah 9:11, called captives of hope הַתִּקְוָה א׳ Zechariah 9:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

39:20; 39:20; 39:20; 39:22; 39:22

Judges

16:21; 16:25

Job

3:18

Psalms

68:7; 69:34; 69:34; 79:11; 79:11; 102:21; 102:21; 107:10; 107:10

Isaiah

14:17

Lamentations

3:34

Zechariah

9:11; 9:12

H615

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H615 matches the Hebrew אָסִיר ('āsîr),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20 - So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:22 - Before long, the warden put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and over everything that happened in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 - So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 - Half drunk by now, the people demanded, “Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:18 - Even captives are at ease in death,
with no guards to curse them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:6 - God places the lonely in families;
he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 - For the LORD hears the cries of the needy;
he does not despise his imprisoned people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:20 - to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to release those condemned to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 - Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:17 - Is this the one who destroyed the world
and made it into a wasteland?
Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities
and had no mercy on his prisoners?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:34 - If people crush underfoot
all the prisoners of the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:11 - Because of the covenant I made with you,
sealed with blood,
I will free your prisoners
from death in a waterless dungeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:12 - Come back to the place of safety,
all you prisoners who still have hope!
I promise this very day
that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.
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