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מוֹסֵר H4147
H4147 is the Hebrew word מוֹסֵר, transliterated môwçêr and said mo-sare'. The King James Version most often renders it bands.
What it means
properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint.
Where it comes from
also (in plural) feminine מוֹסֵרָה; or מֹסְרָה; from H3256 (יָסַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: band, bond.
Verses using מוֹסֵר
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Job 39:5 · KJV
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Psalm 2:3 · KJV
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Psalm 107:14 · KJV
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Isaiah 28:22 · KJV
Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
Isaiah 52:2 · KJV
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Jeremiah 2:20 · KJV
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
Jeremiah 27:2 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
Jeremiah 30:8 · KJV
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
Nahum 1:13 · KJV
For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4147 mean?
H4147 is the Hebrew word מוֹסֵר (môwçêr), meaning properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint.
How is H4147 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bands (4 times), bonds (3 times), lest your bands (1 time), thyself from the bands (1 time).
How many times does H4147 appear in the Bible?
מוֹסֵר (môwçêr) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4147 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: also (in plural) feminine מוֹסֵרָה; or מֹסְרָה; from H3256 (יָסַר).
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