אֻסְּר֣וּ — Isaiah 22:3 Hebrew Word Study

אֻסְּר֣וּ

𐤀𐤎𐤓𐤅

useru

were bound

a primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle; bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.

H631

Isaiah 22:3 · Word #9

Lexicon `H631`

Lemma	אָסַר
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤀𐤎𐤓
Transliteration	ʼâçar
Strong's	H631
In-context	were bound

Morphology `HVPp3cp` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`P` — Pual — Intensive passive
Conjugation	`p` — Perfect — Completed action
Person	`3` — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender	`c` — Common — Common (both genders)
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 `H631-21`

they were bound fast

Root	אסר (ʾ-s-r)
Core Meanings	to bind, tie, yoke, fasten, imprison, restrain
Semantic Range	to bind with cords, to imprison, to yoke animals, to restrain, to gird for battle, to fasten securely
Conceptual Significance	אסר often denotes physical restraint but can also signify captivity, obligation, or enforced submission. In biblical theology, binding imagery may reflect judgment, captivity, or the imposition of authority.
Morphological Notes	Verb from אסר in the Pual stem (intensive passive), perfect aspect, 3rd person common plural.
Rendering Rationale	The root אסר conveys the act of binding or fastening. The Pual stem expresses an intensive passive action, and the perfect 3rd common plural form indicates a completed action affecting "they," hence "they were bound fast," preserving both the passive force and plural number.

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

Words from Root אסר (to bind, tie, yoke, fasten, imprison, restrain)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H631-01`	asaram	he bound them fast
`H6236-02`	aserah	she bound fast
`H631-02`	aserah	she bound fast
`H617-01`	asir	Bound-One
`H5493-01`	asir	bound-one
`H615-01`	asir	bound-one
`H616-01`	asir	bound-one
`H615-02`	asirayikhe	your bound ones
`H615-03`	asirayv	his bound-ones
`H615-04`	asirey	bound-ones of
`H615-05`	asirim	bound men
`H631-04`	asur	a bound one (masculine singular)
`H631-05`	asurim	bound ones
`H612-01`	asurim	bound men
`H631-06`	asurot	bound (feminine plural)
`H631-07`	beaseram	when binding them in bonds
`H4562-01`	bemasoret	into the binding-bond of
`H633-01`	esar	binding decree
`H634-02`	esar	a binding
`H633-02`	esara	the binding-decree
`H632-01`	esareyha	her binding-vows
`H631-08`	esor	Bind!
`H612-02`	esurayv	his binding-bonds
`H615-06`	haasirim	the bound men
`H631-09`	haasurim	the bound men
`H612-03`	haesur	the bond
`H631-10`	hasurim	the bound ones
`H631-11`	heaseru	you men have been bound
`H615-07`	hsyrym	the bound ones
`H632-02`	isar	binding-bond
`H631-12`	iseru	you (masculine plural) bound fast
`H631-13`	laasurim	to the bound men
`H631-14`	leesarekha	to bind you (masculine singular)
`H631-15`	leesor	to bind fast
`H631-16`	neesarekha	we bound you fast
`H631-17`	oseri	binder of
`H631-18`	svry	bound-ones of
`H631-19`	teaser	you will be bound fast
`H632-03`	uleisar	and to the binding-of
`H631-20`	usaru	they were tightly bound
`H613-01`	uveesur	and in a bond
`H631-22`	vaasarenuhu	and we bound him
`H631-23`	vaasaretem	and you bound
`H631-24`	vaasarukha	and they bound you
`H631-25`	vataaserehu	and she bound him fast
`H631-26`	vayaaserehu	and he bound him fast
`H631-27`	vayaaseruhu	and they bound him fast
`H631-28`	vayaaserum	and they bound them
`H631-29`	vayeesor	and he bound
`H631-30`	veaserah	and she bound
`H617-02`	veasir	and Bound-one
`H633-03`	veesara	and the binding-decree
`H632-04`	veesarah	and her binding-obligation
`H632-05`	veesareha	and her binding-obligations
`H632-06`	veesareyha	and her binding-bonds
`H631-31`	velaasurim	and to the bound ones
`H613-02`	veleesurin	and to bindings
`H631-32`	yaaseruni	they bind me
`H631-33`	yeaser	he will be bound
`H631-34`	yeesor	he will bind

Word Usage (73 occurrences of H631)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 39:20	אסורי	svry	prisoners
Genesis 39:20	אֲסוּרִ֑ים	asurim	were confined
Genesis 40:3	אָס֥וּר	asur	was confined
Genesis 40:5	אֲסוּרִ֖ים	asurim	were bound
Genesis 42:16	הֵאָ֣סְר֔וּ	heaseru	be confined
Genesis 42:19	יֵאָסֵ֖ר	yeaser	be confined
Genesis 42:24	וַ/יֶּאֱסֹ֥ר	vayeesor	and bound
Genesis 46:29	וַ/יֶּאְסֹ֤ר	vayeesor	made ready
Genesis 49:11	אֹסְרִ֤י	oseri	Binding
Exodus 14:6	וַ/יֶּאְסֹ֖ר	vayeesor	and he made ready
Numbers 30:3	לֶ/אְסֹ֤ר	leesor	to bind
Numbers 30:4	וְ/אָסְרָ֥ה	veaserah	and she binds
Numbers 30:5	אָֽסְרָ֣ה	aserah	she bound
Numbers 30:5	אָסְרָ֥ה	aserah-2	she has bound
Numbers 30:6	אָסְרָ֥ה	aserah	she-has-bound
Numbers 30:7	אָסְרָ֖ה	aserah	she has bound
Numbers 30:8	אָסְרָ֥ה	aserah	she bound
Numbers 30:9	אָסְרָ֖ה	aserah	she bound
Numbers 30:10	אָסְרָ֥ה	aserah	she-bound
Numbers 30:11	אָסְרָ֥ה	aserah	she bound
Numbers 30:12	אָסְרָ֥ה	aserah	she-has-bound
Judges 15:10	לֶ/אֱס֤וֹר	leesor	to bind
Judges 15:12	לֶ/אֱסָרְ/ךָ֣	leesarekha	to bind you
Judges 15:13	אָסֹ֤ר	asor	we will bind
Judges 15:13	נֶֽאֱסָרְ/ךָ֙	neesarekha	you bound
Judges 15:13	וַ/יַּאַסְרֻ֗/הוּ	vayaaseruhu	And they bound him
Judges 16:5	וַ/אֲסַרְנֻ֖/הוּ	vaasarenuhu	and bind him
Judges 16:6	תֵאָסֵ֖ר	teaser	you might be bound
Judges 16:7	יַאַסְרֻ֗/נִי	yaaseruni	they bind me
Judges 16:8	וַ/תַּאַסְרֵ֖/הוּ	vataaserehu	and she bound him
Judges 16:10	תֵּאָסֵֽר	teaser	you might be bound
Judges 16:11	אָס֤וֹר	asor	they bind
Judges 16:11	יַאַסְר֨וּ/נִי֙	yaaseruni	me
Judges 16:12	וַ/תַּאַסְרֵ֣/הוּ	vataaserehu	and bound him
Judges 16:13	תֵּאָסֵ֑ר	teaser	you might be bound
Judges 16:21	וַ/יַּאַסְר֨וּ/הוּ֙	vayaaseruhu	and they bound him
Judges 16:21	הָ/אֲסוּרִֽים	haasurim	the bound
Judges 16:25	הָ/אֲסוּרִ֗ים	haasurim	the bound
1 Samuel 6:7	וַ/אֲסַרְתֶּ֤ם	vaasaretem	and tie
1 Samuel 6:10	וַ/יַּאַסְר֖וּ/ם	vayaaserum	and hitched them
2 Samuel 3:34	אֲסֻר֗וֹת	asurot	were bound
1 Kings 18:44	אֱסֹ֣ר	esor	Prepare/Harness
1 Kings 20:14	יֶאְסֹ֥ר	yeesor	shall order
2 Kings 7:10	אָסוּר֙	asur	tied
2 Kings 7:10	אָס֔וּר	asur-2	tied
2 Kings 9:21	אֱסֹ֔ר	esor	Harness!
2 Kings 9:21	וַ/יֶּאְסֹ֖ר	vayeesor	and he harnessed
2 Kings 17:4	וַ/יַּאַסְרֵ֖/הוּ	vayaaserehu	and bound him
2 Kings 23:33	וַ/יַּאַסְרֵ/הוּ֩	vayaaserehu	and bound him
2 Kings 25:7	וַ/יַּאַסְרֵ֨/הוּ֙	vayaaserehu	and-they-bound-him
Isaiah 22:3	אֻסָּ֑רוּ	usaru	were bound
Isaiah 22:3	אֻסְּר֣וּ	useru	were bound
Isaiah 49:9	לַֽ/אֲסוּרִים֙	laasurim	to those who are bound
Isaiah 61:1	וְ/לַ/אֲסוּרִ֖ים	velaasurim	and to the bound
Jeremiah 39:7	וַ/יַּאַסְרֵ֨/הוּ֙	vayaaserehu	and bound him
Jeremiah 40:1	אָס֤וּר	asur	bound
Jeremiah 46:4	אִסְר֣וּ	iseru	Harness
Jeremiah 52:11	וַ/יַּאַסְרֵ֣/הוּ	vayaaserehu	and bound him
Ezekiel 3:25	וַ/אֲסָר֖וּ/ךָ	vaasarukha	and bind you
Hosea 10:10	בְּ/אָסְרָ֖/ם	beaseram	when they are bound
Psalms 105:22	לֶ/אְסֹ֣ר	leesor	to bind
Psalms 118:27	אִסְרוּ	iseru	bind
Psalms 146:7	אֲסוּרִֽים	asurim	the prisoners
Psalms 149:8	לֶ/אְסֹ֣ר	leesor	to bind
Job 12:18	וַ/יֶּאְסֹ֥ר	vayeesor	and binds
Job 36:8	אֲסוּרִ֥ים	asurim	they are bound
Job 36:13	אֲסָרָֽ/ם	asaram	he binds them
Song of Songs 7:6	אָס֥וּר	asur	bound
Ecclesiastes 4:14	הָ/סוּרִ֖ים	hasurim
Nehemiah 4:12	אֲסוּרִ֥ים	asurim	girded
2 Chronicles 13:3	וַ/יֶּאְסֹ֨ר	vayeesor	and Abijah engaged
2 Chronicles 33:11	וַ/יַּֽאַסְרֻ֨/הוּ֙	vayaaseruhu	and they bound him
2 Chronicles 36:6	וַ/יַּֽאַסְרֵ֨/הוּ֙	vayaaserehu	and bound him

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Lexicon H631

Morphology HVPp3cp All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H631-21

Words from Root אסר (to bind, tie, yoke, fasten, imprison, restrain)

Word Usage (73 occurrences of H631)

Lexicon `H631`

Morphology `HVPp3cp` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H631-21`