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”

also renders lambánō (G2983), poiéō (G4160), katéchō (G2722), tḗrēsis (G5084), échō (G2192), synéchō (G4912), phylakḗ (G5438), châzaq (H2388), châshab (H2803), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“order”

also renders táxis (G5010), diatássō (G1299), tágma (G5001), dibrâh (H1700), kûwn (H3559), mishpâṭ (H4941), çeder (H5468), ʻêrek (H6187), paʻam (H6471)

“fast”

also renders nēsteía (G3521), nēsteúō (G3522), kratéō (G2902), ʼoçparnâʼ (H629), kûwn (H3559), mᵉʼôd (H3966), ʻâtsâr (H6113), tsôwm (H6685)

“prepare”

also renders kataskeuázō (G2680), hetoimázō (G2090), katartízō (G2675), zᵉman (H2164), kûwn (H3559), ʻâsâh (H6213), râqach (H7543)

“gird”

also renders zṓnnymi (G2224), diazṓnnymi (G1241), chăgôwr (H2290)

“prison”

also renders oíkēma (G3612), desmōtḗrion (G1201), mishmâr (H4929)

“make ready”

also renders hetoimázō (G2090), kûwn (H3559)

“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 HVqv2ms1 Kings 20:14 HVqi3ms1 Samuel 6:7 HC/Vqq2mp1 Samuel 6:10 HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 13:3 HC/Vqw3ms2 Chronicles 33:11 HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms2 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.