אָסַר (ʼâçar) — Bind
Hebrew word study: אָסַר (ʼâçar), Strong's H631. to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
KJV translation words: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
Strong's H631 is tagged on 72 words in 64 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 39:20 and last appears in Hosea 10:10.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 64)
- Genesis 39:20 — אֲסוּרִים — were imprisoned
- Genesis 40:3 — אָסוּר — was imprisoned
- Genesis 40:5 — אֲסוּרִים — were imprisoned
- Genesis 42:16 — הֵאָסְרוּ — be imprisoned
- Genesis 42:19 — יֵאָסֵר — let him be imprisoned
- Genesis 42:24 — וַיֶּאֱסֹר — and he bound
- Genesis 46:29 — וַיֶּאְסֹר — and he harnessed
- Genesis 49:11 — אֹסְרִי — binding
- Exodus 14:6 — וַיֶּאְסֹר — and he harnessed
- Numbers 30:2 — לֶאְסֹר — to bind
- Numbers 30:3 — וְאָסְרָה — and she will bind
- Numbers 30:4 — אָסְרָה — she has bound
- Numbers 30:5 — אָסְרָה — she has bound
- Numbers 30:6 — אָסְרָה — she has bound
- Numbers 30:7 — אָסְרָה — she has bound
- Numbers 30:8 — אָסְרָה — she has bound
- Numbers 30:9 — אָסְרָה — she has bound
- Numbers 30:10 — אָסְרָה — she bound
- Numbers 30:11 — אָסְרָה — she has bound
- Judges 15:10 — לֶאֱסוֹר — to bind
- Judges 15:12 — לֶאֱסָרְךָ — to bind you
- Judges 15:13 — אָסֹר — certainly to bind
- Judges 16:5 — וַאֲסַרְנֻהוּ — and we will bind him
- Judges 16:6 — תֵאָסֵר — will you be bound
- Judges 16:7 — יַאַסְרֻנִי — people will bind me
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H612 אֵסוּר (ʼêçûwr), H615 אָסִיר (ʼâçîyr), H632 אֱסָר (ʼĕçâr), H4562 מָסֹרֶת (mâçôreth).
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Frequently asked questions
What does ʼâçar (H631) mean?
To yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.
How is H631 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H631 as: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie..
How often does אָסַר (ʼâçar) appear?
Strong's H631 is tagged on 72 words in 64 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 39:20 and last appears in Hosea 10:10.
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