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Strong's H631 אָסַר (acar)

Acar means “fast” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G631 — apomassomai (“wipe off”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H631
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 63
Books 17

Strong's H631 Quick Answer

Strong's H631 אָסַר (acar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. acar (aw-sar') v. 1. to yoke or hitch 2. by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle It has 63 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include bind, were, battle, let, and bound. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
acar (aw-sar') v. 1. to yoke or hitch 2. by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Usage
63 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
bind, were, battle, let, and bound

Meaning and Definition

acar (aw-sar') v. 1. to yoke or hitch 2. by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle [a primitive root] KJV: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.

Original Word
אָסַר
Transliteration
acar
Derivation
Root: אסר
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H631. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to bind

Usage: 1) to tie, bind, imprison 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tie, bind 1a2) to tie, harness 1a3) to bind (with cords) 1a4) to gird (rare and late) 1a5) to begin the battle, make the attack 1a6) of obligation of oath (figurative) 1b) (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound 1c) (Pual) to be taken prisoner

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How Strong's H631 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render acar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

bind Numbers 30:2 14× battle 1 Kings 20:14 were Genesis 39:20 Binding Genesis 49:11 Harness Jeremiah 46:4 any Numbers 30:5 bindeth Job 36:13 bound Genesis 42:24 girded Nehemiah 4:18 girdeth Job 12:18 let Genesis 42:19 yoke 1 Samuel 6:7

How Strong's H631 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 63 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H631 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H631 in the Old Testament

63 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 39:20 KJV

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

Genesis 40:3 KJV

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

Genesis 40:5 KJV

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

Usage Excerpts

First 63 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H631.

Genesis 39:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
Genesis 40:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
Genesis 40:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
Genesis 42:16 Old Testament, KJV
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
Genesis 42:19 Old Testament, KJV
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
Genesis 42:24 Old Testament, KJV
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
Genesis 46:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
Genesis 49:11 Old Testament, KJV
Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
Exodus 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
Numbers 30:2 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 30:6 Old Testament, KJV
And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
Numbers 30:7 Old Testament, 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 30:8 Old Testament, KJV
But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
Numbers 30:9 Old Testament, KJV
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
Numbers 30:10 Old Testament, KJV
And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
Numbers 30:11 Old Testament, 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.
Judges 15:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.
Judges 15:12 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
Judges 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.
Judges 16:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
Judges 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
Judges 16:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
Judges 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Judges 16:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
Judges 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
Judges 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
Judges 16:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
Judges 16:21 Old Testament, KJV
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Judges 16:25 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
1 Samuel 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:
1 Samuel 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:
2 Samuel 3:34 Old Testament, KJV
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
1 Kings 18:44 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.
1 Kings 20:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.
2 Kings 7:10 Old Testament, KJV
So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
2 Kings 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
2 Kings 17:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
2 Kings 23:33 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
2 Kings 25:7 Old Testament, KJV
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
2 Chronicles 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
2 Chronicles 33:11 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
2 Chronicles 36:6 Old Testament, KJV
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
Nehemiah 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
Job 12:18 Old Testament, KJV
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Job 36:8 Old Testament, KJV
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
Job 36:13 Old Testament, KJV
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
Psalms 105:22 Old Testament, KJV
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
Psalms 118:27 Old Testament, KJV
God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Psalms 146:7 Old Testament, KJV
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
Psalms 149:8 Old Testament, KJV
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
Song of Solomon 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
Isaiah 22:3 Old Testament, KJV
All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
Isaiah 49:9 Old Testament, KJV
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
Isaiah 61:1 Old Testament, KJV
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Jeremiah 39:7 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
Jeremiah 40:1 Old Testament, KJV
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.
Jeremiah 46:4 Old Testament, KJV
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
Jeremiah 52:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
Ezekiel 3:25 Old Testament, KJV
But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
Hosea 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H631, grouped by book.

Genesis 8 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 10 usages, Old Testament
Judges 13 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H631 FAQ

What does acar (אָסַר) mean?

Acar (Strong's H631) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fast". acar (aw-sar') v. 1. to yoke or hitch 2. by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle

How many times is acar (אָסַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 63 linked usages for Strong's H631 across 17 books.

Where can I study acar (אָסַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H631 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate acar (אָסַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bind, were, battle, let, bound, and binding. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.