Lexical Definition

‎אֱסָר‎ ʼĕçâr (es-sawr') injunction ^H:N-M
or אִסָּר ʼiççâr (is-sawr'); from ‎אָסַר‎

binding, bond.

• an obligation or vow (of abstinence)

1) bond, binding obligation, obligation

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: e.sar (‎א‎ֱ‎ס‎ָ‎ר‎ "injunction" אֱסָר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אִסָּר‎ noun masculine^{Num 30:8*} bond, binding obligation (compare Biblical Aramaic ‎אֱסָר‎, Syriac ; so forms with suffix below see Ba^{NB 62} compare Sta^{§ 208 a}; but perhaps Aramaic loan-word see Lag^{BN 175}) — ‎׳‎‎א‎ absolute Num 30:3* +; construct v.Num 30:13* suffix ‎אֶסְרָהּ‎ v.Num 30:5* plural suffix ‎אֱסָרֶיהָ‎ v.Num 30:6* v.Num 30:15*, ‎אֱסָרֶהָ‎ v.Num 30:8* — only Num 30 (P), binding obligation of oath or vow; mostly accusative of congnate meaning with verb ‎אָסַר‎ (q. v.); Num 30:3*; Num 30:4*; Num 30:5* (twice in verse); Num 30:6*; Num 30:8*; Num 30:11*; Num 30:12* ‎אִסָּר נַפְשָׁהּ‎ v.Num 30:13* ‎שְׁבֻעַת אִסָּר‎ binding oath v.Num 30:14*.

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