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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20 -

and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:22 -

The warden put all the prisoners who were in the prison under Joseph’s authority,[fn] and he was responsible for everything that was done there.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 -

The Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles, and he was forced to grind grain in the prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 -

When they were in good spirits,[fn] they said, “Bring Samson here to entertain us.” So they brought Samson from prison, and he entertained them. They had him stand between the pillars.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:18 -

The captives are completely at rest;

they do not hear a taskmaster’s voice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:6 -

God provides homes for those who are deserted.

He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,[fn]

but the rebellious live in a scorched land.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 -

For the LORD listens to the needy

and does not despise

his own who are prisoners.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:20 -

to hear a prisoner’s groaning,

to set free those condemned to die,[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 -

Others sat in darkness and gloom[fn] —

prisoners in cruel chains —

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:17 -

“who turned the world into a wilderness,

who destroyed its cities

and would not release the prisoners to return home? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:34 -

Crushing all the prisoners of the land[fn]

beneath one’s feet,

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:11 -

As for you,

because of the blood of your covenant,

I will release your prisoners

from the waterless cistern.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:12 -

Return to a stronghold,

you prisoners who have hope;

today I declare that I will restore double to you.

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