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Deuteronomy 6:8

“And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָשַׁרqâshar · kaw-shar'
H7194 · Hebrew
Definition
to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).
Grammar
  • וּ — conjunction
  • קְשַׁרְתָּ֥ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
  • ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vqq2ms/Sp3mp
Usage
Occurs 44 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 30:41Genesis 30:42Genesis 38:28Genesis 44:30Deuteronomy 11:18

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 קָשַׁר 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.