Lexical Definition
אַסִּיר ʼaççîyr (as-sere') prisoner H:N-M
for אָסִיר
prisoner.
- {bound, i.e. a captive}
1) prisoners (collective)
2) (CLBL) prisoner, captive
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַסִּיר noun [masculine] mostly collective prisoners (according to Ol§ 185 a corruption of אָסִיר, compare LagBN 110) taken in battle Isa 10:4 (LagSymm i. 105; GGA 1884, 259 reads חַת אֹסִיר etc., Osiris is broken, but compare Checritical note.), Isa 24:22 (simile of judgment upon kings of earth); Isa 42:7 (|| ישְׁבֵי חשֶׁךְ; reference to exiled Israel, but see also Hi Che Di); 1Chr 3:17 בְּנֵי יְכָנְיָה אַסִּר probably = sons of Jeconiah the captive (yet note omission of article) so Be Zö Öttli and others; ᵐ5 ᵑ9 translated as proper name
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 3:17 |
| Isaiah | 10:4 · 24:22 · 42:7 |