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Lexicon :: Strong's H5462 - sāḡar

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סָגַר
Transliteration
sāḡar
Pronunciation
saw-gar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1462

Strong’s Definitions

סָגַר çâgar, saw-gar'; a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender:—close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, × pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, × straitly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x

The KJV translates Strong's H5462 in the following manner: shut (40x), shut up (12x), deliver (9x), pure (8x), deliver up (7x), shut in (3x), give up (2x), gave over (2x), inclosed (1x), repaired (1x), closed (1x), shutting (1x), stop (1x), straitly (1x), together (1x), close up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x
The KJV translates Strong's H5462 in the following manner: shut (40x), shut up (12x), deliver (9x), pure (8x), deliver up (7x), shut in (3x), give up (2x), gave over (2x), inclosed (1x), repaired (1x), closed (1x), shutting (1x), stop (1x), straitly (1x), together (1x), close up (1x).

  1. to shut, close

    1. (Qal)

      1. to shut

      2. to close, close up

      3. closed up, closely joined, shut up

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be shut up

      2. to be shut or closed

    3. (Piel) to shut up, deliver up

    4. (Pual) to be shut up

    5. (Hiphil)

      1. to deliver up

      2. to shut up, imprison

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָגַר çâgar, saw-gar'; a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender:—close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, × pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, × straitly.
STRONGS H5462: Abbreviations
† I. סָגַר verb shut, close (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic H5463 סְגַר, bdb068809 id.; Zinjirli מסגרת prison Lzb328; Phoenician סגר Pi. or Hiph. deliver over; possibly Ethiopic bdb068810 (prison) guard PräBAS i. 371); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ס׳ Genesis 19:6 +, 3rd person plural סָֽגְרוּ 2 Chronicles 29:7, סָֽגְר֑וּ Psalm 17:10 (compare Baer's n., Ges§ 29 o Köii, 1, 535 Anm.), סָגָר֑וּ Genesis 19:10; Joshua 2:7; Imperfect יִסְגֹּר Job 12:14; Malachi 1:10, 1st person plural cohortative נִסְגְּרָה Nehemiah 6:10, etc.; Imperative masculine singular סְגֹר Psalm 35:3; Isaiah 26:20 (וּסֲגֹר Baer Ginsb), masculine plural סִגְרוּ 2 Kings 6:32; Infinitive construct לִסְגּוֺר Joshua 2:5; Participle active סֹגֵר Isaiah 22:22; feminine סֹגֶּרֶת Joshua 6:1 (but see below); passive סָגוּר 1 Kings 6:20 + 12 times; —
1. shut door (דֶּלֶת) Genesis 19:10 (J) 2 Kings 6:32; Malachi 1:10; Nehemiah 6:10; 2 Chronicles 28:24; 2 Chronicles 29:7; gate (שַׁעַר) Joshua 2:7 (JE) Ezekiel 46:12, compare Ezekiel 44:1, Ezekiel 44:2 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 46:1, לִסְגֹּר וַיְהִי הַשּׁ׳ Joshua 2:5 (JE), also (שַׁעַר omitted) Joshua 6:1 (si vera lectio; סֹגֶרֶת dittograph according to BuhlLex 13); door after one (אַחֲרֵי), on leaving room Genesis 19:6 (J); upon, behind, oneself, from within (בְּעַדwhich see) 2 Kings 4:4, 2 Kings 4:5, 2 Kings 4:33; Isaiah 26:20 (figurative), also (דֶּלֶת omitted) Judges 9:51; 2 Kings 4:21; with דֶּלֶת + בְּעַד upon one left inside Judges 3:23, and (דֶּלֶת omitted) Genesis 7:16 (J); figurative דַּלְתֵי בִטְנִי ס׳ Job 3:10, compare רַחְמָהּ ס׳ 1 Samuel 1:5, בְּעַד ס׳ רַחְמָהּ 1 Samuel 1:6; absolute shut (opposed to מָּתַח) Isaiah 22:22 (twice in verse); metaphor חֶלְבָּמוֺ ס׳ Psalm 17:10 their fat (i.e. gross, unreceptive heart) they have closed.
2.
a. close in upon (בְּעַד) Judges 3:22 (fat upon blade of sword), so possibly also וַיִּסְגֹּר בָּשָׂר תַּחְתֶּנָּה Genesis 2:21 (J) and flesh closed in, in place of it (usually and he closed flesh, i.e. closed the gap with flesh); עֲלֵיהֶם הַמִּדְבָּר ס׳ Exodus 14:3 the wilderness hath closed in upon them; object omitted, יִסְגֹּר עַלאִֿישׁ Job 12:14 he closeth in upon a man, figurative of imprisonment.
b. close up breach (מֶּרֶץ) [in wall] of city 1 Kings 11:27; possibly close up [path] (si vera lectio) Psalm 35:3 Vrss Ol De Bae; JDMich DeW Ew Hup-Now Che take סְגֹר here as weapon, usually battle-axe [Greek σάγαρις] of Massagetae Herodi. 215 compare LagGes. Abh. 203, also Egyptian sagartá (loan-word) Bondi55; both improbable, text probably corrupt; SchwZAW xi (1891), 258 reads חֲגֹר > HalRev. Sém. iii (1894), 47 עוּרָה (compare Psalm 59:5 [Psalm 59:4]).
3. Passive participle, closed up = closely joined with tight seal, Job 41:7 [Job 41:15] (of scales of crocodile).
4. elsewhere only Passive participle in זָהָב סָגוּר (gold shut up, and so prized, rare, fine ?), only of temple adornment and utensils 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 6:21; 1 Kings 7:49, 1 Kings 7:50; 1 Kings 10:21 = 1 Chronicles 9:20; 1 Chronicles 4:20, 1 Chronicles 4:22; perhaps read סָגוּר (abbreviated for ס׳ ז׳) Job 28:15 (for MT סְגוֺר, so Hoffm Bu Du): compare Assyrian ḫurâṣu sakru, DlHWB 499.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculinesingular נִסְגַּר 1 Samuel 23:7; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִסָּגֵר Ezekiel 46:2; 3rd person feminine singular jussive תִּסָּגֵר Numbers 12:14, וַתִּסָּגֵר Numbers 12:15; 3rd person masculine plural יִסָּנֵר֑וּ Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 60:11, וַיִּסָּֽגְרוּ Nehemiah 13:19; Imperative masculine singular הִסָּגֵר Ezekiel 3:24; —
1. subject person be shut up [in city] 1 Samuel 23:7, מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה Numbers 12:14, Numbers 12:15 (E); בְּתוֺךְ בַּיִת Ezekiel 3:24.
2. be shut, closed, of city gates Ezekiel 46:2; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 60:11 and (דלתות) Nehemiah 13:19.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular סִגַּר 1 Samuel 26:8; 2 Samuel 18:28; suffix סִגְּרַנִי 1 Samuel 24:19 [1 Samuel 24:18]; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יְסַגֶּרְךָ 1 Samuel 17:46; — deliver up to (leave no other opening for one, shut one up to), compare [H4042] [מָגַן], מִגֵּן, above), only Samuel: with accusative of person + בְּיַד 1 Samuel 17:46; 1 Samuel 24:19 [1 Samuel 24:18]; 1 Samuel 26:8; בְּיַד omitted 2 Samuel 18:28 (see also [H5462Hiph.).
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular סֻגַּר Isaiah 24:10; 3rd person plural סֻגְּרוּ Jeremiah 13:19, וְסֻגְּרוּ consecutive Isaiah 24:22; Participle feminine מְסֻגֶּ֫רֶת Joshua 6:1; — be shut up:
1. of cities Jeremiah 13:19 (opposed to מָּתַח), of beleaguered city Joshua 6:1 (JE), of houses Isaiah 24:10 (+ מִבּוֺא).
2. of prisoners עַלמַֿסְגֵּר Isaiah 24:22 = down into a dungeon.
3. of doors Ecclesiastes 12:14 [Ecclesiastes 12:4]
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִסְגִּיר Leviticus 14:46 +; 2nd person masculine singular suffix הִסְגַּרְתַּ֫נִי Psalm 31:9 [Psalm 31:8]; 1st person singular וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֫י Amos 6:8, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַסְגִּיר Job 11:10, וַיַּסְגֵּר Psalm 78:48; Psalm 78:62; 2nd person masculine singular תַּסְגִּר Deuteronomy 23:16 [Deuteronomy 23:15], jussive תַּסְגֵּר Obadiah 14, etc.; Infinitive construct הַסְגִּיר Amos 1:6, suffix הַסְגִּירוֺ 1 Samuel 23:20, הַסְגִּירָם Amos 1:9; —
1. deliver up to (compare Pi.), with accusative of person + בְּיַד 1 Samuel 23:11, 1 Samuel 23:12, 1 Samuel 23:20; 1 Samuel 30:15; Joshua 20:5 (D) Psalm 31:9 [Psalm 31:8]; + לְ Amos 1:9; Psalm 78:50; Psalm 78:62, and (accusative of person omitted) Amos 1:6; + אֶלֿ Deuteronomy 23:16 [Deuteronomy 23:15]; Job 16:11; with accusative of animal + לְ Psalm 78:48; with accusative of person alone Deuteronomy 32:30; Obadiah 14, accusative omitted 1 Samuel 23:12; with accusative urb. alone Amos 6:8.
2. shut up (late; chiefly Leviticus 13; Leviticus 14 P):
a. with accusative of person Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:11, Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26 compare Leviticus 13:4; Leviticus 13:31; Leviticus 13:33, so (absolute) = imprison Job 11:10; with accusative of thing Leviticus 13:54 compare Leviticus 13:50.
b. with accusative הַבַּיִת Leviticus 14:38 and (indefinite subject) Leviticus 14:46.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:21; 7:16; 19:6; 19:6; 19:10; 19:10

Exodus

14:3

Leviticus

13:4; 13:5; 13:11; 13:21; 13:26; 13:31; 13:33; 13:50; 13:54; 14:38; 14:46; 14:46

Numbers

12:14; 12:14; 12:15; 12:15

Deuteronomy

23:15; 23:15; 32:30

Joshua

2:5; 2:5; 2:7; 2:7; 6:1; 6:1; 6:1; 6:1; 20:5

Judges

3:22; 3:23; 9:51

1 Samuel

1:5; 1:6; 17:46; 17:46; 23:7; 23:7; 23:11; 23:12; 23:12; 23:20; 23:20; 24:18; 24:18; 26:8; 26:8; 30:15

2 Samuel

18:28; 18:28

1 Kings

6:20; 6:20; 6:21; 7:49; 7:50; 10:21; 11:27

2 Kings

4:4; 4:5; 4:21; 4:33; 6:32; 6:32

1 Chronicles

4:20; 4:22; 9:20

2 Chronicles

28:24; 29:7; 29:7

Nehemiah

6:10; 6:10; 13:19; 13:19

Job

3:10; 11:10; 11:10; 12:14; 12:14; 16:11; 28:15; 41:15

Psalms

17:10; 17:10; 31:8; 31:8; 35:3; 35:3; 59:4; 78:48; 78:48; 78:50; 78:62; 78:62

Ecclesiastes

12:4

Isaiah

22:22; 22:22; 24:10; 24:10; 24:22; 24:22; 26:20; 26:20; 45:1; 45:1; 60:11; 60:11

Jeremiah

13:19; 13:19

Ezekiel

3:24; 3:24; 44:1; 44:2; 46:1; 46:2; 46:2; 46:12

Amos

1:6; 1:6; 1:9; 1:9; 6:8; 6:8

Obadiah

1:14; 1:14

Malachi

1:10; 1:10

H5462

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Strong's Number H5462 matches the Hebrew סָגַר (sāḡar),
which occurs 91 times in 87 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (2Ch 4:22–Mal 1:10)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:19 - As soon as it began to grow dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I stationed some of my servants at the gates, that no load might be brought in on the Sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:10 - because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb,
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