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Lexicon :: Strong's H631 - 'āsar

Aa
אָסַר
Transliteration
'āsar
Pronunciation
aw-sar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20 - So Joseph’s H3130 master H113 took H3947 him and put H5414 him into the jail, H1004 H5470 the place H4725 where H834 the king’s H4428 prisoners H615 were confined; H631 and he was there H8033 in the jail. H1004 H5470
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3 - So he put H5414 them in confinement H4929 in the house H1004 of the captain H8269 of the bodyguard, H2876 in the jail, H1004 H5470 the same place H4725 where H834 H8033 Joseph H3130 was imprisoned. H631
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:5 - Then the cupbearer H4945 and the baker H644 for the king H4428 of Egypt, H4714 who H834 were confined H631 in jail, H1004 H5470 both H8147 had H2492 a dream H2472 the same H259 night, H3915 each H376 man H376 with his own dream H2472 and each H376 dream H2472 with its own interpretation. H6623
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - “Send H7971 one H259 of you that he may get H3947 your brother, H251 while you remain confined, H631 that your words H1697 may be tested, H974 whether there is truth H571 in you. But if H518 not, by the life H2416 of Pharaoh, H6547 surely H3588 you are spies.” H7270
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:19 - if H518 you are honest H3651 men, H3651 let one H259 of your brothers H251 be confined H631 in [fn]your prison; H1004 H4929 but as for the rest of you, go, H1980 carry H935 grain H7668 for the famine H7459 of your households, H1004
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24 - He turned H5437 away H5437 from them and wept. H1058 But when he returned H7725 to them and spoke H1696 to them, he took H3947 Simeon H8095 from them and bound H631 him before their eyes. H5869
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - Joseph H3130 [fn]prepared H631 his chariot H4818 and went H5927 up to Goshen H1657 to meet H7122 his father H1 Israel; H3478 as soon as he appeared H7200 [fn]before H413 him, he fell H5307 on his neck H6677 and wept H1058 on his neck H6677 a long H5750 time. H5750
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:11 - [fn]He ties H631 his foal H5895 to the vine, H1612
And his donkey’s H860 colt H1121 to the choice H8321 vine; H8321
He washes H3526 his garments H3830 in wine, H3196
And his robes H5497 in the blood H1818 of grapes. H6025
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:6 - So he made H631 his chariot H7393 ready H631 and took H3947 his people H5971 with him;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:2 - “If H3588 a man H376 makes H5087 a vow H5088 to the LORD, H3068 or H176 takes H7650 an oath H7621 to bind H631 himself H5315 with a binding H632 obligation, H632 he shall not violate H2490 his word; H1697 he shall do H6213 according to all H3605 that proceeds H3318 out of his mouth. H6310
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:3 - “Also if H3588 a woman H802 makes H5087 a vow H5088 to the LORD, H3068 and binds H631 herself by an obligation H632 in her father’s H1 house H1004 in her youth, H5271
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:4 - and her father H1 hears H8085 her vow H5088 and her obligation H632 by which H834 she has bound H631 herself, H5315 and her father H1 [fn]says H2790 nothing H2790 to her, then all H3605 her vows H5088 shall stand H6965 and every H3605 obligation H632 by which H834 she has bound H631 herself H5315 shall stand. H6965
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:5 - “But if H518 her father H1 should forbid H5106 her on the day H3117 he hears H8085 of it, none H3605 H3808 of her vows H5088 or her obligations H632 by which H834 she has bound H631 herself H5315 shall stand; H6965 and the LORD H3068 will forgive H5545 her because H3588 her father H1 had forbidden H5106 her.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:6 - “However, if H518 she should [fn]marry H1961 H376 while [fn]under H5921 her vows H5088 or H176 the rash H4008 statement H4008 of her lips H8193 by which H834 she has bound H631 herself, H5315
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:7 - and her husband H376 hears H8085 of it and says H2790 nothing H2790 to her on the day H3117 he hears H8085 it, then her vows H5088 shall stand H6965 and her obligations H632 by which H834 she has bound H631 herself H5315 shall stand. H6965
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:8 - “But if H518 on the day H3117 her husband H376 hears H8085 of it, he forbids H5106 her, then he shall annul H6565 her vow H5088 which H834 [fn]she is under H5921 and the rash H4008 statement H4008 of her lips H8193 by which H834 she has bound H631 herself; H5315 and the LORD H3068 will forgive H5545 her.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:9 - “But the vow H5088 of a widow H490 or of a divorced H1644 woman, everything H3605 by which H834 she has bound H631 herself, H5315 shall stand H6965 against H5921 her.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:10 - “However, if H518 she vowed H5087 in her husband’s H376 house, H1004 or H176 bound H631 herself H5315 by an obligation H632 with an oath, H7621
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:11 - and her husband H376 heard H8085 it, but said H2790 nothing H2790 to her and did not forbid H5106 her, then all H3605 her vows H5088 shall stand H6965 and every H3605 obligation H632 by which H834 she bound H631 herself H5315 shall stand. H6965
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:10 - The men H376 of Judah H3063 said, H559 “Why H4100 have you come H5927 up against H5921 us?” And they said, H559 “We have come H5927 up to bind H631 Samson H8123 in order to do H6213 to him as he did H6213 to us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:12 - They said H559 to him, “We have come H3381 down H3381 to bind H631 you so that we may give H5414 you into the hands H3027 of the Philistines.” H6430 And Samson H8123 said H559 to them, “Swear H7650 to me that you will not [fn]kill H6293 me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:13 - So they said H559 to [fn]him, “No, H3808 but we will bind H631 you fast H631 and give H5414 you into their hands; H3027 yet surely H4191 we will not kill H4191 you.” Then they bound H631 him with two H8147 new H2319 ropes H5688 and brought H5927 him up from the rock. H5553
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:5 - The lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 came H5927 up to her and said H559 to her, “Entice H6601 him, and see H7200 where H4100 his great H1419 strength H3581 lies and [fn]how H4100 we may overpower H3201 him that we may bind H631 him to afflict H6031 him. Then we will each H376 give H5414 you eleven H505 H3967 hundred H3967 pieces of silver.” H3701
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:6 - So Delilah H1807 said H559 to Samson, H8123 “Please H4994 tell H5046 me where H4100 your great H1419 strength H3581 is and [fn]how H4100 you may be bound H631 to afflict H6031 you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:7 - Samson H8123 said H559 to her, “If H518 they bind H631 me with seven H7651 fresh H3892 cords H3499 that have not been dried, H2717 then I will become H2470 weak H2470 and be like any H259 other man.” H120
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:8 - Then the lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 brought H5927 up to her seven H7651 fresh H3892 cords H3499 that had not been dried, H2717 and she bound H631 him with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10 - Then Delilah H1807 said H559 to Samson, H8123 “Behold, H2009 you have deceived H8524 me and told H1696 me lies; H3577 now H6258 please H4994 tell H5046 me [fn]how H4100 you may be bound.” H631
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11 - He said H559 to her, “If H518 they bind H631 me tightly H631 with new H2319 ropes H5688 [fn]which H834 have not been used, H4399 then I will become H2470 weak H2470 and be like any H259 other man.” H120
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12 - So Delilah H1807 took H3947 new H2319 ropes H5688 and bound H631 him with them and said H559 to him, “The Philistines H6430 are upon you, Samson!” H8123 For the men were lying H693 in wait H693 in the inner H2315 room. H2315 But he snapped H5423 [fn]the ropes from his arms H2220 like a thread. H2339
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Then Delilah H1807 said H559 to Samson, H8123 “Up to now H2008 you have deceived H8524 me and told H1696 me lies; H3577 tell H5046 me [fn]how H4100 you may be bound.” H631 And he said H559 to her, “If H518 you weave H707 the seven H7651 locks H4253 of my [fn]hair H7218 with the web H4545 [fn][and fasten H8628 it with a pin, H3489 then I will become weak H2470 and be like any H259 other man.” H120
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 - Then the Philistines H6430 seized H270 him and gouged H5365 out his eyes; H5869 and they brought H3381 him down H3381 to Gaza H5804 and bound H631 him with bronze H5178 chains, H5178 and he was a grinder H2912 in the prison. H1004 H631
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 - It so happened H1961 when [fn]they were in high H2895 spirits, H3820 that they said, H559 “Call H7121 for Samson, H8123 that he may amuse H7832 us.” So they called H7121 for Samson H8123 from the prison, H1004 H631 and he [fn]entertained H6711 H6440 them. And they made him stand H5975 between H996 the pillars. H5982
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:7 - “Now H6258 therefore, take H3947 and prepare H6213 a new H2319 cart H5699 and two H8147 milch H5783 cows H6510 on which H834 there has never H3808 been H5927 a yoke; H5923 and hitch H631 the cows H6510 to the cart H5699 and take H7725 their calves H1121 home, H1004 away H310 from them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:10 - Then the men H376 did H6213 so, H3651 and took H3947 two H8147 milch H5763 cows H6510 and hitched H631 them to the cart, H5699 and shut H3607 up their calves H1121 at home. H1004
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:34 - “Your hands H3027 were not bound, H631 nor H3808 your feet H7272 put H5066 in fetters; H5178
As one falls H5307 before H6440 the [fn]wicked, H5766 H1121 you have fallen.” H5307
And all H3605 the people H5971 wept H1058 again H3254 over H5921 him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:44 - It came H1961 about at the seventh H7637 time, that he said, H559 “Behold, H2009 a cloud H5645 as small H6996 as a man’s H376 hand H3709 is coming H5927 up from the sea.” H3220 And he said, H559 “Go H5927 up, say H559 to Ahab, H256[fn]Prepare H631 your chariot and go H3381 down, H3381 so that the heavy shower H1653 does not stop H6113 you.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14 - Ahab H256 said, H559 “By whom?” H4310 So he said, H559 “Thus H3541 says H559 the LORD, H3068 ‘By the young H5288 men H5288 of the rulers H8269 of the provinces.’” H4082 Then he said, H559 “Who H4310 shall [fn]begin H631 the battle?” H4421 And he [fn]answered, H559 “You.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:10 - So they came H935 and called H7121 to the gatekeepers H7778 of the city, H5892 and they told H5046 them, saying, H559 “We came H935 to the camp H4264 of the Arameans, H758 and behold, H2009 there H369 was no H369 one H376 there, H8033 nor H369 the voice H6963 of man, H120 only H3588 H518 the horses H5483 tied H631 and the donkeys H2543 tied, H631 and the tents H168 just H834 as they were.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:21 - Then [fn]Joram H3088 said, H559[fn]Get H631 ready.” H631 And they made H631 his chariot H7393 ready. H631 [fn]Joram H3088 king H4428 of Israel H3478 and Ahaziah H274 king H4428 of Judah H3063 went H3318 out, each H376 in his chariot, H7393 and they went H3318 out to meet H7122 Jehu H3058 and found H4672 him in the [fn]property H2513 of Naboth H5022 the Jezreelite. H3158
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:4 - But the king H4428 of Assyria H804 found H4672 conspiracy H7195 in Hoshea, H1954 who H834 had sent H7971 messengers H4397 to So H5471 king H4428 of Egypt H4714 and had offered H5927 no H3808 tribute H4503 to the king H4428 of Assyria, H804 as he had done year H8141 by year; H8141 so the king H4428 of Assyria H804 shut H6113 him up and bound H631 him in prison. H1004 H3608
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:33 - Pharaoh H6549 Neco H6549 imprisoned H631 him at Riblah H7247 in the land H776 of Hamath, H2574 that he might not reign H4427 in Jerusalem; H3389 and he imposed H5414 on the land H776 a fine H6066 of one hundred H3967 talents H3603 of silver H3701 and a talent H3603 of gold. H2091
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - They slaughtered H7819 the sons H1121 of Zedekiah H6667 before his eyes, H5869 then put H5786 out the eyes H5869 of Zedekiah H6667 and bound H631 him with bronze H5178 fetters H5178 and brought H935 him to Babylon. H894
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:3 - Abijah H29 began H631 the battle H4421 with an army H2428 of valiant H1368 warriors, H1368 400,000 H702 H3967 H505 chosen H977 men, H376 while Jeroboam H3379 drew H6186 up in battle H4421 formation H6186 against H5973 him with 800,000 H8083 H3967 H505 chosen H977 men H376 who were valiant H2428 warriors. H1368
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:11 - Therefore the LORD H3068 brought H935 the commanders H8269 of the army H6635 of the king H4428 of Assyria H804 against H5921 them, and they captured H3920 Manasseh H4519 with [fn]hooks, H2336 bound H631 him with bronze H5178 chains and took H1980 him to Babylon. H894
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:6 - Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 came H5927 up against H5921 him and bound H631 him with bronze H5178 chains to take H1980 him to Babylon. H894
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:18 - As for the builders, H1129 each H376 wore his sword H2719 girded H631 at his side H4975 as he built, H1129 while [fn]the trumpeter H8628 H7782 stood near H681 me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:18 - “He loosens H6605 the [fn]bond H4147 of kings H4428
And binds H631 their loins H4975 with a girdle. H232
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:8 - “And if H518 they are bound H631 in fetters, H2131
And are caught H3920 in the cords H2256 of affliction, H6040
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:13 - “But the godless H2611 in heart H3820 lay H7760 up anger; H639
They do not cry H7768 for help H7768 when H3588 He binds H631 them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - To [fn]imprison H631 his princes H8269 [fn]at will, H5315
That he might teach H2449 his elders H2205 wisdom. H2449

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Daily Devotionals

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan