Brown-Driver-Briggs
קָשַׁר verb bind, league together, conspire (Late Hebrew
id., bind, join,
קֶשֶׁר knot;
ᵑ7 קְטַר, Syriac
bind (
ט for
ת after
ק) Nö
ZMG 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; Deuteronomy 11:18; Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 6:21; Proverbs 7:3 (all of religious and moral precepts); with ב, נַפְשׁוֺ קְשׁוּרָה בְנַפְשׁוֺ Genesis 44:30 his life is bound up with his [namely the boy's] life (J; of strong affection); בְלֶבנָֿ֑עַר ׳אִוֶּלֶת ק 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; 1 Samuel 22:13; Amos 7:10; 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 16:9; 2 Kings 10:9; 2 Kings 15:10; 2 Kings 15:25, 21:23; 2 Kings 21:24 2Chronicles 33:24,25; 24:21; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb קֶשֶׁר, 1 Kings 16:20; 2 Kings 12:21; 2 Kings 15:15, + עַל person 2 Kings 14:19 2Chronicles 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 וַתִּקָּשֵׁר כָּלהַֿחוֺמָה 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) מַעֲדַנּוֺת כִּימָה Job 38:31 canst thou bind fast the bands of the Pleiades?
Pu`al Participle הַצּאִן הַמְּקֻשָּׁרוֺת Genesis 30:41 (J), = Qal 1 with Hithpa`el conspire: Perfect3plural הִתְקַשְּׁרוּ עַלֿ2Chronicles 24:25 ("" 2 Kings 12:21 Qal 2); Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּתְקַשּׁר אֶלֿ 2 Kings 9:14; Participle plural הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִים עָלָיו2Chronicles 24:26.
