אַסִּירʼaççîyr
prisoners, mostly collective (Isaiah 10:4; Isaiah 24:22; Isaiah 42:7; 1 Chronicles 3:17)
Pronunciation: as-sere' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H616
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 3:17 The sons of Jehoiachin, who was taken prisoner by the Babylonians, were Shealtiel,
- Psalms 79:11 Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.
- Isaiah 10:4 You will stumble along as prisoners or lie among the dead. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.
- Isaiah 24:22 They will be rounded up and put in prison. They will be shut up in prison and will finally be punished.
- Isaiah 42:7 You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).