What does אָסִיר (ʾāsiyr) mean in the Bible?
אָסִיר (ʾāsiyr): Physical captivity or bondage, emphasizing the state of being bound rather than mere imprisonment
Hebrew · H615
אָסִיר
Bound , i.e. a captive
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אָסִיר H615
Pronunciation ʾāsiyr
What does אָסִיר (ʾāsiyr) mean in the Bible?
אָסִיר (ʾāsiyr): Physical captivity or bondage, emphasizing the state of being bound rather than mere imprisonment
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How does the BSB render H615?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), The captives (2), the prisoners (2), a prisoner’s (1), His captive people (1).
Where does אָסִיר (ʾāsiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 39:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Judges (2), Zechariah (2), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 2× Judges 16:21, Judges 16:25
The captives 2× Job 3:18, Isaiah 14:17
the prisoners 2× Genesis 39:22, Lamentations 3:34
a prisoner’s 1× Psalms 102:20
His captive people 1× Psalms 69:33
O prisoners 1× Zechariah 9:12
prisoners 1× Psalms 107:10
the prisoners {out} 1× Psalms 68:6
your prisoners 1× Zechariah 9:11
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Genesis 39:22 הָ֣אֲסִירִ֔ם to the prisoners Article | Noun - masculine plural Judges 16:21 הָאֲסִירִים׃ to . . . Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Judges 16:25 האסירים to . . . Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Job 3:18 אֲסִירִ֣ים to The captives Noun - masculine plural Psalms 68:6 אֲ֭סִירִים to the prisoners {out} Noun - masculine plural Psalms 69:33 אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו to His captive people Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 102:20 אָסִ֑יר to a prisoner’s Noun - masculine singular Psalms 107:10 אֲסִירֵ֖י to prisoners Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 14:17 אֲסִירָ֖יו to the captives Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Lamentations 3:34 אֲסִ֥ירֵי to the prisoners Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 39:22
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Judges 2 Job 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
אֲסִירֵ֖י 2x ’ă·sî·rê Psalms 107:10, Zechariah 9:12
אָסִ֑יר 1x ’ā·sîr Psalms 102:20
אֲסִ֥ירֵי 1x ’ă·sî·rê Lamentations 3:34
אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו 1x ’ă·sî·rāw Psalms 69:33
אֲסִירָ֖יו 1x ’ă·sî·rāw Isaiah 14:17
אֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙ 1x ʾă·sī·ra·yiḵ Zechariah 9:11
אֲסִירִ֣ים 1x ’ă·sî·rîm Job 3:18
אֲ֭סִירִים 1x ’ă·sî·rîm Psalms 68:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 3x Psalms 107:10, Lamentations 3:34, Zechariah 9:12
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 2x Judges 16:21, Judges 16:25
Noun - masculine plural 2x Job 3:18, Psalms 68:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Psalms 69:33, Isaiah 14:17
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 39:22
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Zechariah 9:11
Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 102:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical captivity or bondage, emphasizing the state of being bound rather than mere imprisonment
Source Gloss
bound , i.e. a captive
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical captivity or bondage, emphasizing the state of being bound rather than mere imprisonment
bound, i.e. a captive BDB: bondman Usage: (those which are) bound, prisoner.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָסִיר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain