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ˀsr, ˀsrˀ (ˀĕsār, ˀĕsārā) n.m. bond; prohibition; particle
1
an object for tying up someone or something
(1)
bond, chain
OfAEg, JLAtg, CPA, Syr, Man
TAD B8.4 R.5↗ אסרן 2 נחש̇ן‏ : two bronze chains [in a context of punishment] ; SidraDNishmata 77.118:17↗ mapqilun mn tutia asar ˁdaihun ḏbišia : they take them from under the manacles of the evil
(2)
girdle, belt (especially with 'loins')
PTA, Syr
P Mt3:4↗ ܘܸܐܣܵܪ ܚܲܨܸܐ̈ ܕܡܸܫܟ̇ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܨܲܘܗܼܝ‏ : a skin belt on his loins
(1)
belt area: waist
PTA, CPA, LJLA
TN Ex28:42↗ מן אסר חרציהון ועד ירכתהון‏ : from their waist to their buttocks ; CPA Jer37:6↗ ܘܐ̈ܕܘܝ ܥܠ ܐܣܪ ^ܚ^ܪܨܗ‏ : with his hands on his loins ; PJ Ex28:42↗ text not cited
(3)
wrapping
JLAtg
TgJ Ez16:4↗ וֻבַאֲסָרִין לָא אתאֲסַר‏ : (the newborn) was not wrapped up in wraps
(4)
ligament
Syr
Med 180:12 ܐܣܪܗ ܡܡܫܚܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ‏ : the regulating ligament of the tongue
2
fig.:
(1)
prohibition
(1)
royal prohibition
BADan
Dan 6:8↗ לְקַיָּמָה קְיָם מַלְכָּא וּלְתַקָּפָה אֱסָר‏ : to keep the kings agreement and to enforce a prohibition ; Dan 6:14↗ לָא־שָׂם עֲלָךְ מַלְכָּא טְעֵם וְעַל־אֱסָרָא דִּי רְשַׁמְתָּ‏ : he has not paid attention to you, king, nor to the prohibition that you enacted
(2)
oath, vow of abstinence
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Num30:3↗ גְבַר אֲרֵי יִדַר נְדַר קדם יוי אוֹ יְקַיֵים קְיָם לְמֵיסַר אִיסָר עַל נַפשֵיה‏ : Should a man vow to the Lord or promise to impose a prohibition on himself (+ passim in Tgs. and Pesh. to this passage) ; TN Num30:15var.↗ ית כל נדרה או ית כל אסרה דאית עליה‏ ; P Num30:5↗ ܢܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܣܪܬ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ‏ : the vows and oaths of prohibition that she bound on herself ; PJ Num30:5↗ ית נידרה ואיסרה דאסרת על נפשהא‏
(2)
various:
Syr
(1)
bonding
Syr
3KgdHex 6:10 text not cited
(2)
joining, conjunction
Syr
Gr 1:22 ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܝ݂ܢ܂ ܐܣܪܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܕܦܓܪܐ‏ : life, then, is the joining of the soul and the body ; MerxSy 67:2 text not cited ; Kays 192:20↗ ܘܐܣܪ̈ܐ ܘܩ݂ܛܪ̈ܬܐ‏ : connections and nodes
(1)
(gram.) a particle (other than nouns and verbs)
Syr
BhBS Rhet 7.2.5 ܐܣܪ̈ܝ ܕܘܒܩܐ ܘܦܘܪܩܐ‏ : particles of conjunction and disjunction
(2)
ܐܣܪܐ ܕܣܩܠܢܝܐ : particle of embellishment
Syr
BhGr 154:26, 238:22, BO2 280a:18 text not cited
(3)
series
Syr
ThMarg 1:235:13 ܗܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܦܣܸܩ ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ ܕܗܘ݂ܠܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܗܝ݁ ܬܪܘܢܘܣ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ‏ : those whose sequence of praising songs before that throne of divinity never stops
(4)
(astron.) node = ܩܛܪܬܐ
Syr
(3)
binding agreement, contract
OfASam, Nabatean, LJLA
SamPap.1..11↗ לקבל זנה אסרא <זי> הקימו ביניהם‏ : according to this agreement that they have established between them ; NabCvLet 3:.41↗ ḥlq mrˀnˀ ˀk̇ṙy lšntˀ kwt bh sˀ̇ẏn ˁšrh ˁd dy yhẇˀ̇ ˀsr ḥdt : our master's portion of the annual leasing fee likewise in it is 10 seahs until there is a new contract ; MegAntioch 64↗ עַל כֵן קַיִימוּ בְנֵי חַשמוּנַאי הַדֵין קְיָימָא וַאְסַרוּ הַדֵין אְסָרָא‏
(4)
imprisonment
JLAtg
TgJ 2K25:29↗ וְשַנִי יָת לְבוּשֵי אְסָרֵיה‏ : he changed his prison clothing
(1)
punishment
JBA
BT San 109b(35)↗ הוה להו איסרא דהוה צלבין ליה‏ : they had a punishment in which they would crucify him
(5)
(binding) charm
JBAmb
JBAB2 77:2 בעזקתא דסיהרה באס̇רא דארעה‏ : with the signet ring of the moon and the binding charm of the earth ; JBABowl 69.1:2↗ איסרא דקברא‏ : the charm of the grave ; JBABowl 142.1:7↗ אילין אינון תמניא איסרין דממנן עליכי‏ : these are the eight charms designated against you
(6)
vow
Sam
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TgO vocalization of the initial vowel in the plural varies: Num30:6, 15: w. pron.suf. אְַסָרַהָא ; pl. constr. Num30:12 אֵיסָרֵי
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 79[37]DJPA: 68aDJBA: 123Jastrow: 57Drower/Macuch: 28aPayne-Smith: 322J. Payne-Smith: 25Levy Ch-W: 1:51Tal Sam: 55DNWSI: 91Audo: 1:42DCPA[Schulthess]: 24[15]DJA: 33aQumran: 20

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