סגור

Hebrew

Root
ס־ג־ר (s-g-r)

Etymology

Passive participle of סָגַר (sagár, “to close”).

Adjective

סָגוּר • (sagúr) (feminine סְגוּרָה, masculine plural סְגוּרִים, feminine plural סְגוּרוֹת)

1. closed

Antonyms

• פָּתוּחַ (patúach, “open”)

Noun

סְגוֹר • (s'gór) m (no plural forms)

1. enclosure, casing
   • Tanach, Hosea 13:9:

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     אֶפְגְּשֵׁם כְּדֹב שַׁכּוּל וְאֶקְרַע סְגוֹר לִבָּם וְאֹכְלֵם שָׁם כְּלָבִיא חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְּבַקְּעֵם׃

     Ef'g'shém k-dóv shakúl, v-eqráʿ s'gor libám; v-okhlám sham k-laví; ḥayyat has-sadéh tivaqqʿem.

     I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the enclosure of their heart; And there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

2. gold
   • Tanach, Job 28:15:

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     לֹא־יֻתַּן סְגוֹר תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְלֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כֶּסֶף מְחִירָהּ׃

     Lo yután s'gor taḥtéha; v-lo yishaqél késef m'ḥirah.

     It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

   Synonyms: זָהָב, פַּז, כֶּתֶם, חָרוּץ, בֶּצֶר, אוֹפִיר

References

• H5458 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible