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אֱסָר H632

H632 is the Hebrew word אֱסָר, transliterated ʼĕçâr and said es-sawr'. The King James Version most often renders it bond.

Word: אֱסָרTransliteration: ʼĕçârSaid: es-sawr'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

an obligation or vow (of abstinence).

Where it comes from

or אִסָּר; from H631 (אָסַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bond 3×every bond 2×herself by a bond 1×or of her bonds 1×bonds 1×or concerning the bond 1×every binding 1×or all her bonds 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: binding, bond.

Verses using אֱסָר

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 30:2 · KJV

If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

Numbers 30:3 · KJV

If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house in her youth;

Numbers 30:4 · KJV

And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

Numbers 30:5 · KJV

But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

Numbers 30:7 · KJV

And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

Numbers 30:10 · KJV

And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;

Numbers 30:11 · KJV

And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

Numbers 30:12 · KJV

But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.

Numbers 30:13 · KJV

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

Numbers 30:14 · KJV

But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H632 mean?

H632 is the Hebrew word אֱסָר (ʼĕçâr), meaning an obligation or vow (of abstinence).

How is H632 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bond (3 times), every bond (2 times), herself by a bond (1 time), or of her bonds (1 time), bonds (1 time), among others.

How many times does H632 appear in the Bible?

אֱסָר (ʼĕçâr) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H632 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or אִסָּר; from H631 (אָסַר).

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