118:27 ; Inf. abs. אָסֹר Ju 15:1 3; אָסֹור 16:1 1; cstr. לֶאְסֹר Nu 30:3 +; לֶאֱסֹור Ju 15:1 0; לֶאֱסָרְךָ 15:1 2; אָסֳּרָם Ho 10:1 0; Pt. act. cstr. אֹסְרִי Gn 49:11 ; pass. אָסוּר Gn 40:3 +; pl. אֲסוּרִים 39:20 +; also Ju 16:21 , 25 Qr ( Kt אסירים ); הָסוּרִים Ec 4:14 ( cf. No w); אֲסֻרֹות 2 S 3:3 4; cstr. אסורי Gn 39:20 Kt ( Qr אֲסִירֵי );— 1. tie, bind , for security, foal to vine ( sq. ל ) Gn 49:11 (blessing of Jacob); horses and asses 2 K 7:10 (×2); ψ 118:27 is dub. De bind the festal victim
with cords; Che bind the procession with branches , etc. 2. tie, harness , kine to ( ב ) cart 1 S 6:7 , 10 ; so ( metaph. ) Ho 10:10 harness them to ( ל ) their two iniquities (but Jer Ew Now make א׳ here = יסר chastise , cf. אֶסֳּרֵם v a); also sq. acc. chariot Gn 46:29 ( J ) Ex 14:6 ( E ) 2 K 9:21 ; abs. 1 K 18:44 2 K 9:2 1; even of making ready chargers א׳ הַסּוּסִים Je 46:4 ( || עֲלוּ הַפָּרָשִׁים ). 3. bind , with cords, fetters, etc., as prisoner, Simeon Gn 42:24 ( E ), Samson Ju 15:10 , 12 , 13 (×3); 16:5 , 7 , 8 , 11 (×2), 12 ; א׳ בַּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם 2 K 25:7 = 2 Ch 36:6 = Je 39: 7; 52:11 ; also 2 Ch 33:11 ; cf. (without בַּנ׳ ) 2 K 17:4 ( א׳ בֵּית כֶּלֶא || עָצַר ), 23:33 ; cf. of divine chastisement Jb 36:13 & v. also Ez 3:25 ψ 149:8 ; fig. of absolute authority ψ 105:22 ;
especially
Pt. pass.
2 S 3:34
thy hands were not bound
(
||
and thy feet not put in fetters
);
א׳ בָּאֿזִקִּים
Je 40:1
cf.
א׳ בַּזִּקִּים
Jb 36:8
(prob.
fig. ||
חַבְלֵי־עֹנִי
);
metaph.
of king held captive by a woman’s tresses
Ct 7:6
; perhaps
=
imprisoned
(whether bound or not)
Gn 39:20
;
40:3
,
5
(all JE); as
subst. pl.
prisoners
Gn 39:20
(
Kt
,
v. supr
.); so (late) as distressed, &
obj.
of divine compassion
Is 49:9
;
61:1
ψ 146:7
;
בֵּית האסיר˜ים
prison
Ju 16:2
1,
25
;
cf.
Ec 4:1
4.
4.
gird
(rare & late)
א׳ אֵזֹור בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם
Jb 12:18
(
אֵזֹור
=
slaves’ waistcloth,
RS
p. 25
supr.
;
Hoffm
reads
וַיָּסַר
for
וַיֶּאְסֹר
);
חַרְבֹּו אֲסוּרִים עַל־מָתְנָיו
Ne 4:12
.
5.
sq.
מִלְחָמָה
begin the battle, make the attack
(
cf.
Germ.
mit jemandem anbinden
)
1 K 20:14 2 Ch 13:
3.
6.
fig.
of obligation of oath or vow (only
Nu 30
,
P
)
א׳ עַל־נֶפֶשׁ
, usually
sq. acc. cogn.
אֱסָר
,
אִסָּר
Nu 30:
3,
5
(×2),
6
,
8
,
9
,
11
,
12
; without
אֱסָר
etc.,
v
7,
10
;
cf.
v
4
א׳ אִסָּר
(
עַל־נֶפֶשׁ
om.)
Niph.
pass.
of Qal
3
,
be bound, imprisoned,
Impf.
(
juss.
)
יֵאָסֵר
Gn 42:19
(
E
); 2
ms.
תֵּאָסֵר
Ju 16:6
,
10
,
13
(of Samson);
Imv.
הֵאָֽסְרוּ
Gn 42:16
(
E
).
Pu.
Pf.
be taken prisoner
אֻסְּרוּ
Is 22:
3;
אֻסָּרוּ
ib.
Jer Jerome; also Jerusalem.
×3 three times. RS W. Robertson Smith. acc. cogn. acc. . of cognate meaning with verb. juss. jussive.