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Lexicon :: Strong's H631 - 'āsar

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אָסַר
Transliteration
'āsar
Pronunciation
aw-sar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 141

Strong’s Definitions

אָסַר ʼâçar, aw-sar'; a primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle:—bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 72x

The KJV translates Strong's H631 in the following manner: bind (47x), prison (4x), tie (4x), prisoner (2x), miscellaneous (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 72x
The KJV translates Strong's H631 in the following manner: bind (47x), prison (4x), tie (4x), prisoner (2x), miscellaneous (15x).

  1. to tie, bind, imprison

    1. (Qal)

      1. to tie, bind

      2. to tie, harness

      3. to bind (with cords)

      4. to gird (rare and late)

      5. to begin the battle, make the attack

      6. of obligation of oath (figurative)

    2. (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound

    3. (Pual) to be taken prisoner

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָסַר ʼâçar, aw-sar'; a primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle:—bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
STRONGS H631: Abbreviations
† [אָסַר] verb tie, bind, imprison (Arabic أَسَرَ, Assyrian asâru, compare COTGloss, Aramaic אֲסַר, rfsAe  , Ethiopic አለረ፡ አሠረ፡) —
Qal Perfect suffix אֲסָרָם Job 36:13; 3rd person feminine singular אָֽסְרָה Numbers 30:5 +, etc.; Imperfect יֶאְסֹר 1 Kings 20:14; וַיֶּאֱסֹר Genesis 42:24; וַיֶּאְסֹר Genesis 46:29 +; plural suffix יַאַסְרֻנִי Judges 16:7 etc.; Imperative אֱסֹר 1 Kings 18:44; 2 Kings 9:21; אִסְרוּ Jeremiah 46:4; Psalm 118:27; Infinitive absolute אָסֹר Judges 15:13; אָסוֺר Judges 16:11; construct לָאְסֹר Numbers 30:3 +; לָאֱסוֺר Judges 15:10; לֶאֱסָרְךָ Judges 15:12; אָסְרָם Hosea 10:10; Participle active construct אֹסְרִי Genesis 49:11; passive אָסור Genesis 40:3 +; plural אֲסוּרִים Genesis 39:20 +; also Judges 16:21, 25 Qr (Kt אסירים); הָסוּרִים Ecclesiastes 4:14 (compare Now); אֲסֻרוֺת 2 Samuel 3:34; construct אסורי Genesis 39:20 Kt (Qr אֲסִירֵי); —
1. tie, bind, for security, foal to vine (followed by ל) Genesis 49:11 (blessing of Jacob); horses and asses 2 Kings 7:10 (twice in verse); Psalm 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 1 Samuel 6:7, 10; so (metaphor) Hosea 10:10 harness them to (ל) their two iniquities (but Jerome Ew Now make א׳ here = יסר chastise, compare אֶסֳּרֵם va); also followed by accusative chariot Genesis 46:29 (J) Exodus 14:6 (E) 2 Kings 9:21; absolute 1 Kings 18:44; 2 Kings 9:21; even of making ready chargers הַסּוּסִים א׳ Jeremiah 46:4 (|| הַפָּרָשִׁים עֲלו).
3. bind, with cords, fetters, etc., as prisoner, Simeon Genesis 42:24 (E), Samson Judges 15:10, 12, 13 (3 times in verse); Judges 16:5, 7, 8, 11 (twice in verse); Judges 16:12; בַּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם א׳ 2 Kings 25:7 2 Chronicles 36:6 = Jeremiah 39:7; Jeremiah 52:11; also 2 Chronicles 33:11; compare (without בַּנ׳) 2 Kings 17:4 (בֵּית בֶּלָא א׳ || עָצַת), 2 Kings 23:33; compare of divine chastisement Job 36:13 & see also Ezekiel 3:25; Psalm 149:8; figurative of absolute authority Psalm 105:22; especially Passive participle 2 Samuel 3:34 thy hands were not bound (|| and thy feet not put in fetters); בָּ־אזִקִּים א׳ Jeremiah 40:1 compare בַּזִּקִּים א׳ Job 36:8 (probably figurative || חַבְלֵי־עֹ֑נִי); metaphor of king held captive by a woman's tresses Songs 7:6; perhaps = imprisoned (whether bound or not) Genesis 39:20; Genesis 40:3, 5 (all J E); as substantive plural prisoners Genesis 39:20 (Kt, see above); so (late) as distressed, & object of divine compassion Isaiah 49:9; Isaiah 61:1; Psalm 146:7; בֵּית האסי֯רים prison Judges 16:21, 25; compare Ecclesiastes 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 עַל־מָתְנָיו Nehemiah 4:12.
5. followed by מִלְחָמָה begin the battle, make the attack (compare German mit jemandem anbinden) 1 Kings 20:14; 2 Chronicles 13:3.
6. figurative of obligation of oath or vow (only Numbers 30, P) עַל־נֶפֶשׁ א׳, usually followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb אֱסָר, אִסָּר Numbers 30:3; Numbers 30:5 (twice in verse); Numbers 30:6; Numbers 30:8; Numbers 30:9; Numbers 30:11; Numbers 30:12; without אֱסָר etc., Numbers 30:7; Numbers 30:10; compare Numbers 30:4 אִסָּר א׳ (עַל־נֶפֶשׁ omitted)
Niph. passive of Qal 3, be, bound, imprisoned, Imperfect (jussive) יֵאָסֵר Genesis 42:19 (E); 2nd person masculine singular תֵּאָסֵר Judges 16:6, 10, 13 (of Samson); Imperative הֵאָֽסְרוּ Genesis 42:16 (E).
Pu. Perfect be taken prisoner אֻסְּרוּ Isaiah 22:3; אֻסָּ֑רוּ ib.
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; 39:20; 40:3; 40:3; 40:5; 42:16; 42:19; 42:24; 42:24; 46:29; 46:29; 49:11; 49:11

Exodus

14:6

Numbers

30; 30:3; 30:3; 30:4; 30:5; 30:5; 30:6; 30:7; 30:8; 30:9; 30:10; 30:11; 30:12

Judges

15:10; 15:10; 15:12; 15:12; 15:13; 15:13; 16:5; 16:6; 16:7; 16:7; 16:8; 16:10; 16:11; 16:11; 16:12; 16:13; 16:21; 16:21; 16:25; 16:25

1 Samuel

6:7; 6:10

2 Samuel

3:34; 3:34

1 Kings

18:44; 18:44; 20:14; 20:14

2 Kings

7:10; 9:21; 9:21; 9:21; 17:4; 23:33; 25:7

2 Chronicles

13:3; 33:11; 36:6

Nehemiah

4:12

Job

12:18; 36:8; 36:13; 36:13

Psalms

105:22; 118:27; 118:27; 146:7; 149:8

Ecclesiastes

4:14; 4:14

Song of Songs

7:6

Isaiah

22:3; 49:9; 61:1

Jeremiah

39:7; 40:1; 46:4; 46:4; 52:11

Ezekiel

3:25

Hosea

10:10; 10:10

H631

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Strong's Number H631 matches the Hebrew אָסַר ('āsar),
which occurs 73 times in 64 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 39:20–Psa 105:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20 - And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3 - and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:5 - And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:19 - if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24 - Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:11 - Binding his foal to the vine
and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
he has washed his garments in wine
and his vesture in the blood of grapes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:6 - So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:2 - If a man vows a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:3 - “If a woman vows a vow to the LORD and binds herself by a pledge, while within her father’s house in her youth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:4 - and her father hears of her vow and of her pledge by which she has bound herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:5 - But if her father opposes her on the day that he hears of it, no vow of hers, no pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. And the LORD will forgive her, because her father opposed her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:6 - “If she marries a husband, while under her vows or any thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she has bound herself,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:7 - and her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:8 - But if, on the day that her husband comes to hear of it, he opposes her, then he makes void her vow that was on her, and the thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she bound herself. And the LORD will forgive her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:9 - (But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:10 - And if she vowed in her husband’s house or bound herself by a pledge with an oath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:11 - and her husband heard of it and said nothing to her and did not oppose her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she bound herself shall stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:10 - And the men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” They said, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:12 - And they said to him, “We have come down to bind you, that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:13 - They said to him, “No; we will only bind you and give you into their hands. We will surely not kill you.” So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:5 - And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:6 - So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:7 - Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:8 - Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10 - Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me and told me lies. Please tell me how you might be bound.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11 - And he said to her, “If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12 - So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And the men lying in ambush were in an inner chamber. But he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Then Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you might be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and fasten it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 - And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. And he ground at the mill in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 - And when their hearts were merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:7 - Now then, take and prepare a new cart and two milk cows on which there has never come a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:10 - The men did so, and took two milk cows and yoked them to the cart and shut up their calves at home.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:34 - Your hands were not bound;
your feet were not fettered;
as one falls before the wicked
you have fallen.” And all the people wept again over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:44 - And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14 - And Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says the LORD, By the servants of the governors of the districts.” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:10 - So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city and told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied and the donkeys tied and the tents as they were.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:21 - Joram said, “Make ready.” And they made ready his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu, and met him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:4 - But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and offered no tribute 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:33 - And Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents[fn] of silver and a talent of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains and took him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:3 - Abijah went out to battle, having an army of valiant men of war, 400,000 chosen men. And Jeroboam drew up his line of battle against him with 800,000 chosen mighty warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:11 - Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:6 - Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:18 - And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:18 - He looses the bonds of kings
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:8 - And if they are bound in chains
and caught in the cords of affliction,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:13 - “The godless in heart cherish anger;
they do not cry for help when he binds them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - to bind[fn] his princes at his pleasure
and to teach his elders wisdom.

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