Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
bond
Usage: 1) band, bond 2) house of bonds, prison (figurative) Aramaic equivalent: e.sur (אֱסוּר "bond" H0613)
Strong's Number
H612
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
3
Strong's H612 Quick Answer
Strong's H612 אֵסוּר (ecuwr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ecuwr (ay-soor') n-m. 1. a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) [from H631] It has 4 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include bands and prison. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ecuwr (ay-soor') n-m. 1. a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) [from H631]
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bands and prison
Meaning and Definition
ecuwr (ay-soor') n-m. 1. a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) [from H631] KJV: band, + prison. Root(s): H631
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H612. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H612 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ecuwr, 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.
bands
Judges 15:14
2×
prison
Ecclesiastes 4:14
2×
How Strong's H612 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 4 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H612 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 H612 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H612.
And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H612, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H612 FAQ
What does ecur (אֵסוּר) mean?
Ecur (Strong's H612) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "band". ecuwr (ay-soor') n-m. 1. a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) [from H631]
How many times is ecur (אֵסוּר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H612 across 3 books.
Where can I study ecur (אֵסוּר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H612 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ecur (אֵסוּר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bands and prison. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.