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2 Kings 23:33

“And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אָסַרʼâçar · aw-sar'
H631 · Hebrew
Definition
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • יַּאַסְרֵ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
  • הוּ֩ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms
Usage
Occurs 73 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 39:20Genesis 39:20Genesis 40:3Genesis 40:5Genesis 42:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָסַר here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.