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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 612. אֵסוּר (esur) -- Bond, imprisonment, fetter</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/612.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/612.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 612</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/611.htm" title="611">◄</a> 612. esur <a href="../hebrew/613.htm" title="613">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">esur: Bond, imprisonment, fetter</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֵסוּר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ecuwr<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ay-soor<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ay-soor')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bond, imprisonment, fetter<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a bond<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָסַר (asar), meaning "to bind" or "to imprison."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament is δεσμός (desmos), which also means bond or chain. This term appears in passages such as Acts 16:26, where Paul and Silas are miraculously freed from their chains.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "esur" refers to a state of being bound or imprisoned. It is used to describe physical bonds or restraints, as well as metaphorical or spiritual states of captivity. The term emphasizes the condition of being restricted or confined, often with a focus on the lack of freedom or autonomy.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, imprisonment was not as common as other forms of punishment such as fines, corporal punishment, or exile. However, the concept of being bound or fettered was well understood, both in physical terms and as a metaphor for spiritual or moral captivity. The imagery of bondage is frequently used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the Israelites' experience in Egypt and their subsequent liberation, serving as a powerful symbol of God's deliverance and redemption.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/631.htm">asar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a band, bond<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bonds (1), chains (1), jail* (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אסר</font> (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew [ <font class="hebrew2">אָסַר</font>] <em>bind</em>, <font class="hebrew2">אֵסוּר</font> <em>bond</em>, <font class="hebrew2">אִסָּר</font> <em>binding obligation</em>). </p><br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>band, prison <p>From <a href="/hebrew/631.htm">'acar</a>; a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) -- band, + prison. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/631.htm">'acar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֱסוּרָ֖יו אֲסוּרִ֣ים אסוריו אסורים הָאֵס֗וּר הָסוּרִ֖ים האסור הסורים ’ă·sū·rîm ’ăsūrîm ’ĕ·sū·rāw ’ĕsūrāw asuRim esuRav hā’êsūr hā·’ê·sūr hā·sū·rîm haeSur hasuRim hāsūrîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/15-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 15:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בָאֵ֔שׁ וַיִּמַּ֥סּוּ <b> אֱסוּרָ֖יו </b> מֵעַ֥ל יָדָֽיו׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with fire, <span class="itali">and his bonds</span> dropped<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with fire, <span class="itali">and his bands</span> loosed<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/15-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fire dropped <span class="itali">and his bonds</span> from his hands<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/4-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 4:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּֽי־ מִבֵּ֥ית <b> הָסוּרִ֖ים </b> יָצָ֣א לִמְלֹ֑ךְ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/4-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> though court <span class="itali">band</span> has come to become<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 7:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַחֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖הּ <b> אֲסוּרִ֣ים </b> יָדֶ֑יהָ ט֞וֹב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whose hands <span class="itali">are chains.</span> One who is pleasing<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] her hands <span class="itali">[as] bands:</span> whoso pleaseth<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and nets heart <span class="itali">are chains</span> hands One<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/37-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 37:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אוֹת֜וֹ בֵּ֣ית <b> הָאֵס֗וּר </b> בֵּ֚ית יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, and put <span class="itali">him in prison</span> in the house<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/37-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> put the house <span class="itali">prison</span> the house of Jonathan<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_612.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_612.htm">Strong's Hebrew 612<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/asurim_612.htm">’ă·sū·rîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/esurav_612.htm">’ĕ·sū·rāw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haesur_612.htm">hā·’ê·sūr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hasurim_612.htm">hā·sū·rîm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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