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ʾēsūr אֵסוּר ‘bond’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾāsar אָסַר ‘to bind’
Roots: אסר

ʾēsūr n, m
1) band, bond
2) house of bonds, prison (figurative)

Mentioned in Judges 15:14 Jeremiah 37:15 Ecclesiastes 7:26, 4:14

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