Assir — the meaning of the Hebrew name אַסִּיר

אַסִּיר

ʼAççîyr · pronounced as-sere' · Strong's H617 · a man

Assir means prisoner.

Built from

אַסִּיר ʼaççîyr (the same as, H616) — for H615 open in the lexicon ›

the same as H616; prisoner; Assir, the name of two Israelites.

Exod 6:24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. (KJV)

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Exodus, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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