וּ/בֶֽ/אֱסוּר֙ — Daniel 4:12 Hebrew Word Study

וּ/בֶֽ/אֱסוּר֙

𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤎𐤅𐤓

uveesur

and bound

(Aramaic) corresponding to אֵסוּר; {a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner)}; band, imprisonment.

Daniel 4:12 · Word #6

Lexicon `H613`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

and in a bond

Root	אסר (ʾ-s-r)
Core Meanings	to bind, tie, fetter, imprison, restrain
Semantic Range	bond, fetter, shackle, imprisonment, state of confinement, restraint
Conceptual Significance	The term evokes the physical and legal reality of captivity or restraint in exilic and judicial contexts. It underscores themes of judgment, subjugation, and the tangible experience of being bound—whether literally in chains or figuratively under imposed limitation.
Morphological Notes	Aramaic noun, common masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa) with prefixed conjunction ו and preposition ב. No definite article; the sense is indefinite and singular.
Rendering Rationale	The noun אֱסוּר derives from the root אסר, “to bind.” As a masculine singular noun in the absolute state with prefixed conjunction ו ("and") and preposition ב ("in"), the form literally denotes being "in a bond" or state of binding. This rendering preserves the singular noun and the concrete sense of restraint inherent in the root.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H631-01`	aserah	she bound fast
`H5493-01`	asir	bound-one
	asir	Bound-One
	asir	bound-one
`H615-01`	asirayikhe	your bound ones
`H615-02`	asirayv	his bound-ones
`H615-03`	asirey	bound-ones of
`H615-04`	asirim	bound men
`H631-02`	asur	a bound one (masculine singular)
`H631-03`	asurim	bound ones
`H633-01`	esar	binding decree
	esar	a binding
`H633-02`	esara	the binding-decree
`H631-04`	esor	Bind!
	haasirim	the bound men
`H631-05`	haasurim	the bound men
`H631-06`	hasurim	the bound ones
`H615-05`	hsyrym	the bound ones
`H632-01`	isar	binding-bond
`H631-07`	iseru	you (masculine plural) bound fast
	laasurim	to the bound men
	leesarekha	to bind you (masculine singular)
`H631-08`	leesor	to bind fast
`H631-09`	teaser	you will be bound fast
`H632-02`	uleisar	and to the binding-of
	usaru	they were tightly bound
`H631-10`	vataaserehu	and she bound him fast
`H631-11`	vayaaserehu	and he bound him fast
`H631-12`	vayaaseruhu	and they bound him fast
`H631-13`	vayeesor	and he bound
`H631-14`	veaserah	and she bound
`H632-03`	veesareyha	and her binding-bonds
`H613-02`	veleesurin	and to bindings
`H631-15`	yaaseruni	they bind me

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Daniel 4:12	וּ/בֶֽ/אֱסוּר֙	uveesur	and bound
Daniel 4:20	וּ/בֶ/אֱסוּר֙	uveesur	and-with-band
Ezra 7:26	וְ/לֶ/אֱסוּרִֽין	veleesurin	or to imprisonment