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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.
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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 - 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 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:22 - And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it.

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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 Job 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:18 - There the prisoners are at ease together;
they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:6 - God settles the solitary in a home;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 - For the LORD hears the needy
and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:20 - to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 - Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:17 - who made the world like a desert
and overthrew its cities,
who did not let his prisoners go home?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:34 - To crush underfoot
all the prisoners of the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:11 - As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:12 - Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.
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