Prison is represented in the A. V. by the following Heb. and Gr. words:
1. אֵסוּר, Aramaic for אסֵוּר, “a chain,” is joined with בֵּית, and rendered a prison (Sept. οῖκος δεσμῶν; Vulg. carcer).
2. כּלוּא כֶלֵא, and כּלִיא, with בֵּית (Sept. οῖκος φυλακῆς; Jeremiah 37:15).
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Author: McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia
Keywords: Prison
Bible reference(s): 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Kings 25:27, Acts 12:4, Acts 16:24, Acts 23:10, Acts 24:23, Acts 26:10, Acts 5:18, Acts 8:3, Genesis 37:24, Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 42:17, Isaiah 61:1, Jeremiah 20:2, Jeremiah 32:2, Jeremiah 36:5, Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 38:6, Job 13:27, Judges 16:21, Leviticus 24:12, Luke 3:20, Matthew 11:2, Matthew 25:36, Nehemiah 3:25, Numbers 15:34
Source: John McClintock and James Strong, Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
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