Bible Dictionary
ASSIGN
To assign means to give, apportion, designate, or station someone in a particular place or responsibility. Scripture uses it both for setting apart cities of refuge and for placing Uriah in a dangerous position in battle.
Definition
To assign means to give, grant, apportion, designate, or station someone in a particular place or responsibility.
Biblical Usage
The term describes Moses setting apart Bezer as a city of refuge and Joab placing Uriah in a position of mortal danger during battle.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-sin (nathan, "to give," or "grant," i.e. apportion): Used (Jos 20:8) of Moses setting apart Bezer as one of the three cities of refuge on the East of the Jordan (compare De 4:41-43); also of Joab's stationing Uriah in a place of mortal peril in battle (2Sa 11:16).</p>