What does קָשַׁר · συνδέω mean in the Bible?
קָשַׁר · συνδέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tie, bind firmly".
Hebrew · H7194, G4887
קָשַׁר
To tie , physically ( gird , confine , compact ) or mentally (in love , league ) · to bind with
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קָשַׁר H7194 to tie , physically ( gird , confine , compact ) or mentally (in love , league )
Pronunciation qāšar
Binding ranges from physical tying to forming covenantal bonds; conspiracy/treason as illegitimate binding against authority.
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συνδέω G4887 to bind with
Pronunciation syndéō
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What does קָשַׁר (qashar) mean in the Bible?
קָשַׁר · συνδέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tie, bind firmly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7194, G4887?
H7194, G4887 is connected to 44 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to tie, bind firmly
Source Gloss
to tie, bind firmly
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 13
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 11×
Perfect 1Kgs 16:16 · 1Kgs 16:20 · 2Kgs 15:15 · Amos 7:10 · 1Sam 22:8 · 1Sam 22:13 · 2Kgs 10:9 7×
Participle passive Gen 44:30 · Prov 22:15 2×
Imperfect Jer 51:63 · Josh 2:18 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect 1Sam 18:1 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Perfect 2Chr 24:25 1×
Word Origins
קָשַׁר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain