King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H7194
Transliteration: qashar
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-shar')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bind, league together, conspire
Meaning: to tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league
Word Summary
qashar: to bind, league together, conspire
Original Word: קָשַׁרTransliteration: qashar
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-shar')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bind, league together, conspire
Meaning: to tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league
Strong's Concordance
bind up, make a conspiracy join together, knit, stronger, work treason A primitive root: to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league) -- bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7194. qashar
קָשַׁר verb bind, league together, conspire (Late Hebrew id., bind, join, קֶשֶׁר knot; קְטַר ᵑ7, Syriac bind (ט for ת after ק) NöZMG xi.735, who compare also ('perhaps') Arabic force to do a thing, Ethiopic bind); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular קָשַׁר Amos 7:10; 1 Kings 16:16; 2masculine singular suffix וּקְשַׁרְתָּם consecutive Deuteronomy 6:8, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּקְשֹׁר 1 Kings 15:27 +, וַיִּקְשָׁרֿ 2 Kings 15:30, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix קָשְׁרֵם Proverbs 3:3 +; Participle active plural קשְׁרִים 2 Samuel 15:31 +; passive feminine singular קְשׁוּרָה Genesis 44:30; Proverbs 22:15; plural קְשֻׁרִים Genesis 30:42; —
1 bind:
a. literal, with accusative of thing + עַל Genesis 38:28 (J), Jeremiah 51:63, + ב, Joshua 2:18, 21 (JE); bind, confine, with accusative רֵים Job 39:10 (+ בְּתֶלֶם), accusative of crocodile Job 40:29.
b. figurative, with accusative + עַל Deuteronomy 6:8; 11:18; Proverbs 3:3; 6:21; 7:3 (all of religious and moral precepts); with בְנַפְשׁוֺ קְשׁוּרָה נַפְשׁוֺ ב, Genesis 44:30 his life is bound up with his [namely the boy's] life (J; of strong affection); ק ׳אִוֶּלֶת בְלֶבנָֿ֑עַר Proverbs 22:15.
c. passive participle vigorous (properly well- knit; opposed to עֲטֻפִים) Genesis 30:42 (J).
2 league together, conspire: with עָ person against 1 Samuel 22:8; 22:13; Amos 7:10; 1 Kings 15:27; 16:9; 2 Kings 10:9; 15:10; 15:25, 21:23; 21:24 2 Chronicles 33:24-25, 24:21; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb קֶשֶׁר, 1 Kings 16:20; 2 Kings 12:21; 15:15, + עַל person 14:19 2 Chronicles 25:27; 2 Kings 15:30; absolute 1 Kings 16:16; Nehemiah 4:2 (+ infinitive purpose); with עִם, together with, 2 Samuel 15:31.
Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נִקְשְׁרָה 1 Samuel 18:1 the life of Jonathan was bound up with the life of David (Qal 1 b); Imperfect3feminine singular כָּלהַֿחוֺמָה וַתִּקָּשֵׁר Nehemiah 3:38 all the wall was joined together (the circuit complete).
Pi`el Imperfect
1 bind on (as ornament), 2 feminine singular suffix וּתְקַשְּׁרִים Isaiah 49:18 (figurative; "" תִּלְבְּשִׁי).
2 bind fast, 2 masculine singular תְקַשּׁר (הַ) כִּימָה מַעֲדַנּוֺת Job 38:31 canst thou bind fast the bands of the Pleiades?
Pu`al Participle הַמְּקֻשָּׁרוֺת הַצּאִן Genesis 30:41 (J), = Qal 1 with Hithpa`el conspire: Perfect3plural עַלֿ הִתְקַשְּׁרוּ2 Chronicles 24:25 ("" 2 Kings 12:21 Qal 2); Imperfect3masculine singular אֶלֿ וַיִּתְקַשּׁר 9:14; Participle plural עָלָיו הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִים2 Chronicles 24:26.