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אָסַר
ʼâçar · Hebrew · Strong's H631 · 71 occurrences
The KJV renders 25 different Hebrew and Greek words as “keep”
What it means
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison, put in bonds, set in array, tie
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“keep”
also renders prássō (G4238), bóskō (G1006), diatēréō (G1301), syntēréō (G4933), tēréō (G5083), poiéō (G4160), diaphylássō (G1314), phylássō (G5442), katéchō (G2722), katákeimai (G2621), ágō (G71), échō (G2192), paréchō (G3930), kratéō (G2902), phrouréō (G5432), dâbaq (H1692), zâkar (H2142), châsak (H2820), mânaʻ (H4513), mishmereth (H4931), nᵉṭar (H5202), ʻădar (H5737), ʻâsâh (H6213), râchaq (H7368)
“bind”
also renders desmeúō (G1195), déō (G1210), proteínō (G4385), ʼâlam (H481), yâçar (H3256), kᵉphath (H3729), ʻânad (H6029), tsârar (H6887), râtham (H7573), râthaq (H7576), sâqad (H8244)
“hold”
“order”
“fast”
“prepare”
“gird”
also renders zṓnnymi (G2224), diazṓnnymi (G1241), chăgôwr (H2290)
“prison”
also renders oíkēma (G3612), desmōtḗrion (G1201), mishmâr (H4929)
“tie”
also renders déō (G1210), ʻânad (H6029)
“harness”
also renders nesheq (H5402)
Where it appears
71 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Kings 18:44 · HVqv2ms
On the seventh time, he said, “Behold, a small cloud, like a man’s hand, is rising out of the sea.” He said, “Go up, tell Ahab, ‘Get ready and go down, so that the rain doesn’t stop you.’”
1 Kings 20:14 · HVqi3ms
Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Yahweh says, ‘By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.”
1 Samuel 6:7 · HC/Vqq2mp
“Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart and two milk cows on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;
1 Samuel 6:10 · HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp
The men did so, and took two milk cows and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.
2 Chronicles 13:3 · HC/Vqw3ms
Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.
2 Chronicles 33:11 · HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms
Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
2 Chronicles 36:6 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms2 Kings 7:10 HVqsmsa2 Kings 9:21 HC/Vqw3ms2 Kings 17:4 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms2 Kings 23:33 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms2 Kings 25:7 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms2 Samuel 3:34 HVqsfpaEcclesiastes 4:14 HTd/VqsmpaExodus 14:6 HC/Vqw3msEzekiel 3:25 HC/Vqq3cp/Sp2msGenesis 39:20 HVqsmpaGenesis 40:3 HVqsmsaGenesis 40:5 HVqsmpaGenesis 42:16 HVNv2mpGenesis 42:19 HVNi3msGenesis 42:24 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 46:29 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 49:11 HVqrmscHosea 10:10 HR/Vqc/Sp3mpIsaiah 22:3 HVPp3cpIsaiah 49:9 HR/VqsmpaIsaiah 61:1 HC/R/VqsmpaJudges 15:10 HR/VqcJudges 15:12 HR/Vqc/Sp2msJudges 15:13 HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3msJudges 16:5 HC/Vqp1cp/Sp3msJudges 16:6 HVNi2msJudges 16:7 HVqi3mp/Sp1csJudges 16:8 HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3msJudges 16:10 HVNi2msJudges 16:11 HVqaJudges 16:12 HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3msJudges 16:13 HVNi2msJudges 16:21 HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3msJeremiah 39:7 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3msJeremiah 40:1 HVqsmsaJeremiah 46:4 HVqv2mpJeremiah 52:11 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3msJob 12:18 HC/Vqw3msJob 36:8 HVqsmpaJob 36:13 HVqp3ms/Sp3mpNehemiah 4:18 HVqsmpaNumbers 30:2 HR/VqcNumbers 30:3 HC/Vqq3fsNumbers 30:4 HVqp3fsNumbers 30:5 HVqp3fsNumbers 30:6 HVqp3fsNumbers 30:7 HVqp3fsNumbers 30:8 HVqp3fsNumbers 30:9 HVqp3fsNumbers 30:10 HVqp3fsNumbers 30:11 HVqp3fsPsalm 105:22 HR/VqcPsalm 118:27 HVqv2mp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.