Original Language Studio
Exodus 14:6
“And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָסַרʼâçar · aw-sar'
H631 · Hebrew
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
- יֶּאְסֹ֖ר — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- 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.
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.