ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܐܣܪ '-S-R
bind, tie
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܘܐܣܪ
wʾsr
w'sr
and-bind, tie Matthew 3:4 Mark 15:36 Acts 16:24 Acts 21:11 Psalms 105:18 Proverbs 31:24 Ezekiel 9:2 Ezekiel 9:3
ܐܣܪ
ʾsr
'sr
bind, tie Peal John 21:18 Acts 22:4 Psalms 109:19 Isaiah 3:24 Isaiah 5:27 Isaiah 11:5
ܢܐܣܘܪ
nʾswr
n'swr
bind, tie Mark 3:27 John 21:18 Acts 9:2
ܘܐܣܪܗ
wʾsrh
w'srh
and-bind, tie-his Matthew 14:3 Mark 6:17 Luke 13:16
ܕܢܐܣܘܪ
dnʾswr
dn'swr
bind, tie Luke 12:37 Acts 9:14 Acts 9:21
ܘܐܣܪܘܗܝ
wʾsrwhy
w'srwhy
and-bind, tie-her Matthew 27:2 John 18:12
ܐܬܐܣܪܘ
ʾtʾsrw
'th'srw
[pass]bind, tie[3pl] Ethpeel Isaiah 22:3 Isaiah 22:3
ܐܣܪܐ
ʾsrʾ
'sr'
bind, tie Mark 7:35
ܐܣܪܘ
ʾsrw
'srw
bind, tie[3pl] Peal Acts 5:18
ܘܐܣܪܬ
wʾsrt
w'srth
and-bind, tie[perf] Peal Proverbs 31:17
ܠܡܐܣܪܗ
lmʾsrh
lm'srh
so.that-bind, tie-his Mark 5:3
ܢܐܣܪ̈ܢ
nʾsrn
n'srn
[impf]bind, tie-them Isaiah 3:24
ܘܡܬܐܣܪ
wmtʾsr
wmth'sr
and.from-[impf]bind, tie Luke 8:29
ܕܬܐܣܘܪ
dtʾswr
dth'swr
bind, tie Matthew 16:19
ܘܐܣ̇ܪܬ
wʾsrt
w'srth
and-bind, tie[perf] Peal Ezekiel 16:10
ܘܐܣܪܝܢ
wʾsryn
w'sryn
and-bind, tie[pl] Matthew 23:4
ܐܣܪܝܢ
ʾsryn
'sryn
bind, tie[pl] Luke 12:6
ܘܐܣܪܘ
wʾsrw
w'srw
and-bind, tie[3pl] Peal Mark 15:1
ܠܡܐܣܪ
lmʾsr
lm'sr
so.that-bind, tie Psalms 149:8
ܘܐܣ̇ܪܝܢ
wʾsryn
w'sryn
and-bind, tie[pl] Ezekiel 3:25
ܕܐܬܐܣܪ
dʾtʾsr
d'th'sr
of-[pass]bind, tie Ethpeel Acts 21:13
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
אָסַר asar to bind
אָסִיר asir prisoner
מַאֲסָר ma'asar prison
אִסּוּר issur prohibition
אֵסֶר eser bond, binding
אִסָּר issar prohibition
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
أَسَرَ asara to capture
أَسِير asir prisoner
أَسْر asr captivity
أَسْرَة 'asrah family, lineage
إِسَارَة 'isārah captivity, slavery