The meaning of “אֵסוּר”
Understanding ʼêçûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
band, [phrase] prison. - a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) 1) band, bond 2) house of bonds, prison (figurative)
אֵסוּר
band, [phrase] prison. - a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) 1) band, bond 2) house of bonds, prison (figurative)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 15:14 | “And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.” Word: אֵסוּר (ʼêçûwr) | |
| Ecclesiastes 7:26 | “And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.” Word: אֵסוּר (ʼêçûwr) | |
| Jeremiah 37:15 | “Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.” Word: אֵסוּר (ʼêçûwr) |
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