Asir (אסיר) means prisoner in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prisoner
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Asir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שנלקח לבית הסוהר והוא יושב שם בגין עבירה שביצע.
וַיִּקַּח, אֲדֹנֵי יוֹסֵף אֹתוֹ – וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ אֶל־בֵּית הַסֹּהַר, מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־אֲסִירֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲסוּרִים; וַיְהִי־שָׁם, בְּבֵית הַסֹּהַר.
- 2אחד מבני קורח.
וּבְנֵי קֹרַח, אַסִּיר וְאֶלְקָנָה וַאֲבִיאָסָף; אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקָּרְחִי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Asir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אָסִיר גם אַסִּיר
- Written without vowel points
- אסיר
- Said
- asir
- Root
- א־ס־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- אֲסִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲסִירִים; אֲסִיר־, ר' אֲסִירֵי־
- Gematria
- 271
This is how Asir is said in other languages.
- English
- prisoner
- Arabic
- سجين
- Russian
- заключённый
- French
- prisonnier
- Spanish
- prisionero
- German
- Gefangener
These words mean nearly the same as Asir.
- חבוש
- עצור
- שביcaptivity
- שבוי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Asir.
The word Asir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אסיר בטחוני
- אסיר עולם
- אסיר עוני וברזל
- אסיר ציון
- אסיר תאוה
- אסיר תודה
- אסיר תקווה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Asir comes from the root א־ס־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Asir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Asir.
What does Asir (אסיר) mean in Hebrew?
Asir (אסיר) means prisoner. It is said asir, with the stress on sir.
What is a synonym for Asir (אסיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Asir (אסיר) are חבוש, עצור, שבי, and שבוי.
What rhymes with Asir (אסיר)?
Words that rhyme with Asir (אסיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Asir (אסיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Asir (אסיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲסִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אסיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.