The meaning of “סָגַר”
Understanding çâgar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idi...
סָגַר
close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly. - to shut up - figuratively, to surrender 1) to shut, close 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to shut 1a2) to close, close up 1a3) closed up, closely joined, shut up 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be shut up 1b2) to be shut or closed 1c) (Piel) to shut up, deliver up 1d) (Pual) to be shut up 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to deliver up 1e2) to shut up, imprison
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:6 | “And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,” Word: סָגַר (çâgar) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:30 | “How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?” Word: סָגַר (çâgar) | |
| 2 Samuel 18:28 | “And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.” Word: סָגַר (çâgar) | |
| Nehemiah 13:19 | “And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.” Word: סָגַר (çâgar) | |
| Isaiah 26:20 | “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.” Word: סָגַר (çâgar) |
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