אָסַר (a.sar) means “to bind” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: aw-sar' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אָסַר · a.sar · to bind
1) to tie, bind, imprison 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tie, bind 1a2) to tie, harness 1a3) to bind (with cords) 1a4) to gird (rare and late) 1a5) to begin the battle, make the attack 1a6) of obligation of oath (figurative) 1b) (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound 1c) (Pual) to be taken prisoner
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a primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
KJV glosses: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| bound | 3 |
| she has bound | 3 |
| you can be tied up | 3 |
| and bound him | 2 |
| bound him | 2 |
| harness | 2 |
| has bound | 2 |
| they tie me up | 2 |
| to the prisoners | 2 |
| an obligation | 1 |
| and fastens | 1 |
| and had him bound | 1 |
| and put him | 1 |
| and she tied him up | 1 |
| and they harnessed | 1 |
| and you will be bound | 1 |
| bind | 1 |
| captured | 1 |
| has made | 1 |
| he binds them | 1 |
| he ties | 1 |
| hitch | 1 |
| hitched them | 1 |
| imprisoned jehoahaz | 1 |
| is captured | 1 |
| men are bound | 1 |
| of your brothers in custody | 1 |
| or obligates herself | 1 |
| pledges to fulfill | 1 |
| prepare your chariot | 1 |
| prepared | 1 |
| prisoners | 1 |
| so pharaoh prepared | 1 |
| so they bound him | 1 |
| strapped | 1 |
| tethered | 1 |
| the prisoners free | 1 |
| tied him up | 1 |
| to arrest | 1 |
| to arrest you | 1 |
| to bind | 1 |
| to instruct | 1 |
| to obligate | 1 |
| to put them in bondage | 1 |
| to tie him up | 1 |
| was confined | 1 |
| we will tie you up securely | 1 |
| went | 1 |
| were being held | 1 |
| were captured | 1 |
| were confined | 1 |
| where he was bound | 1 |
| will be confined | 1 |
| will start | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and bound | 7 |
| bound | 6 |
| to bind | 5 |
| wherewith she bound | 4 |
| wherewith she hath bound | 3 |
| tied | 2 |
| unto her if they bind | 2 |
| against him that we may bind | 1 |
| against them when they shall bind | 1 |
| and bind | 1 |
| and bound him | 1 |
| and girdeth | 1 |
| and he made ready | 1 |
| and she bound | 1 |
| and tie | 1 |
| and tied | 1 |
| and wherewith thou mightest be bound | 1 |
| and ye shall be kept in prison | 1 |
| be bound | 1 |
| bind | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
| for out of prison | 1 |
| girded | 1 |
| harness | 1 |
| held | 1 |
| him being bound | 1 |
| in array | 1 |
| in the prison | 1 |
| in thee are bound | 1 |
| made ready | 1 |
| make ready | 1 |
| me fast | 1 |
| me i pray thee wherewith thou mightest be bound | 1 |
| me wherewith thou mightest be bound | 1 |
| no but we will bind | 1 |
| not bound | 1 |
| not when he bindeth | 1 |
| or bound | 1 |
| out of the prison | 1 |
| prepare | 1 |
| put him in bands | 1 |
| set | 1 |
| the prisoners | 1 |
| thee and they bound | 1 |
| thee fast | 1 |
| they are bound | 1 |
| to the prisoners | 1 |
| upon thee and shall bind | 1 |
| was made ready | 1 |
| wherewith they have bound | 1 |
| who shall order | 1 |
Page 2 of 2. 64 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
Read word by wordHe executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Read word by wordto bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
Read word by wordFor the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.
Read word by wordYour head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.6
All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.
Read word by wordto say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
Read word by wordThe Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Read word by wordThen he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
Read word by wordThis is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.
Read word by wordHarness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!
Read word by wordThen he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.
Read word by wordAnd you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.
Read word by wordI will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.
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