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It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe those who are physically imprisoned or held captive, often in the context of war or judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel and the surrounding Near Eastern cultures, prisoners were often taken during military conquests or as a result of legal judgments. Captivity could involve physical confinement, forced labor, or exile. The concept of being a prisoner also carried spiritual connotations, as it could symbolize being bound by sin or oppression. The treatment of prisoners varied, with some being integrated into society and others facing harsh conditions.<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 bondman, prisoner<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>prisoner (2), prisoners (10).<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">אָסִיר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Genesis 39:20</sup> <font size="+1"><b>bondman, prisoner</b></font> (Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb006402.gif">, Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb006403.gif">, MI <font class="hebrew2">אסר</font>) — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/psalms/79-11.htm">Psalm 79:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/102-21.htm">Psalm 102:21</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">אֲסִירִם</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-22.htm">Genesis 39:22</a> +, compare <a href="/interlinear/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a>,25 Kt; construct <font class="hebrew2">אֲסִירֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10</a> +, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-20.htm">Genesis 39:20</a> Qr; <font class="hebrew2">אֲסִירָיו</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-34.htm">Psalm 69:34</a> +, etc.; — <em>Prisoner</em> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-20.htm">Genesis 39:20</a>,22 (J), elsewhere only poetic; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/14-17.htm">Isaiah 14:17</a>; as having rest in grave from task-master <a href="/interlinear/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18</a>; especially as object of divine compassion <a href="/interlinear/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">יָתִיר</font>), <a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-34.htm">Psalm 69:34</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">אֶבְיוֺן</font>); <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶנְקַת א</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/79-11.htm">Psalm 79:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/102-21.htm">Psalm 102:21</a> (both "" <font class="hebrew2">בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה</font>), <a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10</a> <font class="hebrew2">עֳנִי וּבַרְזֶל</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> ("" <font class="hebrew2">ישְׁבֵי חשֶׁח וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת</font>); compare <font class="hebrew2">אָ֑רֶץ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-34.htm">Lamentations 3:34</a>; specifically of liberated exiles of Israel <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a>, called <em>captives of hope</em> <font class="hebrew2">הַתִּקְוָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9-12.htm">Zechariah 9:12</a>. <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>those which are bound, prisoner <p>From <a href="/hebrew/631.htm">'acar</a>; bound, i.e. A captive -- (those which are) bound, prisoner. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/631.htm">'acar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו אֲ֭סִירִים אֲסִ֥ירֵי אֲסִירִ֣ים אֲסִירֵ֖י אֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙ אֲסִירָ֖יו אָסִ֑יר אסיר אסירי אסיריו אסיריך אסירים הָ֣אֲסִירִ֔ם הָאֲסוּרִ֗ים הָאֲסוּרִֽים׃ האסורים האסורים׃ האסירם ’ă·sî·ra·yiḵ ’ă·sî·rāw ’ă·sî·rê ’ă·sî·rîm ’ā·sîr ’āsîr ’ăsîrāw ’ăsîrayiḵ ’ăsîrê ’ăsîrîm aSir asiRav asiRayich asiRei asiRim hā’ăsîrim hā’ăsūrîm hā·’ă·sî·rim hā·’ă·sū·rîm haasiRim haasuRim<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/genesis/39-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 39:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֚ת כָּל־ <b> הָ֣אֲסִירִ֔ם </b> אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all <span class="itali">the prisoners</span> who<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hand <span class="itali">all the prisoners</span> that [were] in the prison;<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Joseph's all <span class="itali">the prisoners</span> who court<p><b><a href="/text/judges/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 16:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[הָאֲסִירִים כ] <b> (הָאֲסוּרִֽים׃ </b> ק) </span><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was a grinder house <span class="itali">bound</span><p><b><a href="/text/judges/16-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 16:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[הָאֲסִירִים כ] <b> (הָאֲסוּרִ֗ים </b> ק) וַיְצַחֵק֙</span><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Samson house <span class="itali">bound</span> sport them<p><b><a href="/text/job/3-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 3:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> יַ֭חַד <b> אֲסִירִ֣ים </b> שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ לֹ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The prisoners</span> are at ease together;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">[There] the prisoners</span> rest together;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/3-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> together <span class="itali">the prisoners</span> ease not<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/68-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 68:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/68.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּ֗יְתָה מוֹצִ֣יא <b> אֲ֭סִירִים </b> בַּכּוֹשָׁר֑וֹת אַ֥ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/68.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He leads <span class="itali">out the prisoners</span> into prosperity,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/68.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he bringeth out <span class="itali">those which are bound</span> with chains:<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/68-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A home leads <span class="itali">the prisoners</span> prosperity Only<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/69-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 69:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/69.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶת־ <b> אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו </b> לֹ֣א בָזָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/69.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And does not despise <span class="itali">His [who are] prisoners.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/69.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and despiseth <span class="itali">not his prisoners.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the needy the LORD <span class="itali">prisoners</span> and does not despise<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/102-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 102:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/102.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִ֭שְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַ֣ת <b> אָסִ֑יר </b> לְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַ בְּנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/102.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the groaning <span class="itali">of the prisoner,</span> To set free<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/102.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the groaning <span class="itali">of the prisoner;</span> to loose<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/102-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to hear the groaning <span class="itali">of the prisoner</span> to set those<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/107-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 107:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת <b> אֲסִירֵ֖י </b> עֳנִ֣י וּבַרְזֶֽל׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/107.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and in the shadow of death, <span class="itali">Prisoners</span> in misery<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/107.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and in the shadow of death, <span class="itali">[being] bound</span> in affliction<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> darkness the shadow <span class="itali">Prisoners</span> misery and chains<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/14-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 14:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעָרָ֣יו הָרָ֑ס <b> אֲסִירָ֖יו </b> לֹא־ פָ֥תַח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Who did not allow <span class="itali">his prisoners</span> to [go] home?'<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not the house <span class="itali">of his prisoners?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/14-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cities and overthrew <span class="itali">his prisoners</span> did not allow<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/3-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 3:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל <b> אֲסִ֥ירֵי </b> אָֽרֶץ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> All <span class="itali">the prisoners</span> of the land,<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> under his feet <span class="itali">all the prisoners</span> of the earth,<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his feet All <span class="itali">the prisoners</span> of the land<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 9:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּרִיתֵ֗ךְ שִׁלַּ֤חְתִּי <b> אֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙ </b> מִבּ֔וֹר אֵ֥ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with you, I have set <span class="itali">your prisoners</span> free<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I have sent forth <span class="itali">thy prisoners</span> out of the pit<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of covenant have set <span class="itali">your prisoners</span> pit wherein no<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 9:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שׁ֚וּבוּ לְבִצָּר֔וֹן <b> אֲסִירֵ֖י </b> הַתִּקְוָ֑ה גַּם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the stronghold, <span class="itali">O prisoners</span> who have the hope;<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> you to the strong hold, <span class="itali">ye prisoners</span> of hope:<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Return to the stronghold <span class="itali">prisoners</span> have the hope very<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_615.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_615.htm">Strong's Hebrew 615<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/asir_615.htm">’ā·sîr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/asirav_615.htm">’ă·sî·rāw — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/asirayich_615.htm">’ă·sî·ra·yiḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/asirei_615.htm">’ă·sî·rê — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/asirim_615.htm">’ă·sî·rîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haasirim_615.htm">hā·’ă·sî·rim — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haasurim_615.htm">hā·’ă·sū·rîm — 2 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 = 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