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אֱסָר H633
H633 is the Hebrew word אֱסָר, transliterated ʼĕçâr and said es-sawr'. The King James Version most often renders it decree.
What it means
an interdict.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H632 (אֱסָר) in a legal sense.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: decree.
Verses using אֱסָר
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Daniel 6:7 · KJV
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Daniel 6:8 · KJV
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Daniel 6:12 · KJV
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Daniel 6:13 · KJV
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Daniel 6:15 · KJV
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Common questions
What does Strong's H633 mean?
H633 is the Hebrew word אֱסָר (ʼĕçâr), meaning an interdict.
How is H633 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it decree (5 times), nor the decree (1 time).
How many times does H633 appear in the Bible?
אֱסָר (ʼĕçâr) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H633 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H632 (אֱסָר) in a legal sense.
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