סָגַר

sa.gar · to shut

Hebrew · Strong's H5462 · Verb · Sounds like: saw-gar' · 91 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender; close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
סָגַר vb. shut, close
Qal
1. shut door
2.
a. close in upon
b. close up breach
3. Pt. pass., closed up = closely joined with tight seal
4. elsewhwere only Pt. pass. (gold shut up, and so prized, rare, fine?)
Niph.
1. subj. pers. be shut up
2. be shut, closed, of city gates
Pi. deliver up to (leave no other opening for one, shut one up to)
Pu.
1. of cities
2. of prisoners
3. of doors
Hiph.
1. deliver up to
2. shut up

Every occurrence

  1. Amos 1:6 לְהַסְגִּ֥יר le.has.Gir · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom.

  2. Amos 1:9 הַסְגִּירָ֞ם has.gi.Ram · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

  3. Amos 6:8 וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖י ve.his.gar.Ti · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

    The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces; therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

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