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Strong's Number H631

אָסַר
'acar · aw-sar'
Transliteration:
'acar{aw-sar'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
141
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Usage in the KJV:
bind 15, prison 4, tie 4, prisoner 2, misc 15

Total: 72
Occurs 71 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  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
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament