Lexical Summary sagar: shut, closed, pure Original Word: סָגַר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance close up, deliver up, give over up, enclose, pure, repair, shut in, self, A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender -- close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, X pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, X straitly. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to shut, close NASB Translation battle-axe (1), close (2), closed (9), confined (1), deliver (5), delivered (6), gave over (2), given (1), given over (1), hand over (1), hands over (1), imprison (1), imprisons (1), isolate (7), locked (1), pure (9), quarantine (3), quarantined (1), shut (31), shuts (2), surrender (4), tightly shut (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. סָגַר verb shut, close (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic סְגַר, ![]() ![]() Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ס Genesis 19:6 +, 3 plural סָֽגְרוּ2Chronicles 29:7, סָֽגְר֑וּ Psalm 17:10 (compare Baer's n., Ges§ 29o Köii, 1, 535 Anm.), סָגָר֑וּ Genesis 19:10; Joshua 2:7; Imperfect יִסְגֹּר Job 12:14; Malachi 1:10, 1plural 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 12t.; — 1 shut door (דֶּלֶת) Genesis 19:10 (J) 2 Kings 6:32; Malachi 1:10; Nehemiah 6:10; 2Chronicles 28:24; 29:7; gate (שַׁעַר) Joshua 2:7 (JE) Ezekiel 46:12, compare Ezekiel 44:1,2(twice in verse); Ezekiel 46:1, לִסְגֹּר ׳וַיְהִי הַשּׁ Joshua 2:5 (JE), also (שַׁעַר omitted) Joshua 6:1 (si vera 1.; סֹגֶרֶת dittograph according to BuhlLex 13); door after one (אַחֲרֵי), on leaving room Genesis 19:6 (J); upon, behind, oneself, from within (בְּעַד q. v.) 2 Kings 4:4,5,33; 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 1.) 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 sagart· (loan-word) Bondi55; both improbable, text probably corrupt; SchwZAW xi (1891), 258 reads חֲגֹר > HalRev. Sém. iii (1894), 47 עוּרָה (compare Psalm 59:5). 3 Passive participle, closed up = closely joined with tight seal, Job 41:7 (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 6:20,21; 1 Kings 7:49,50; 1 Kings 10:21 = 1 Chronicles 9:20; 1 Chronicles 4:20,22; perhaps read סָגוּר (abbreviated for ׳ס ׳ז) Job 28:15 (for ᵑ0 סְגוֺר, so Hoffm Bu Du): compare Assyrian —urâƒu sakru, DlHWB 499. Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִסְגַּר 1 Samuel 23:7; Imperfect3masculine singular יִסָּגֵר Ezekiel 46:2; 3feminine singular jussive תִּסָּגֵר Numbers 12:14, וַתִּסָּגֵר Numbers 12:15; 3masculine 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 12:14,15 (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`el Perfect3masculine singular סִגַּר 1 Samuel 26:8; 2 Samuel 18:28; suffix סִגְּרַנִי 1 Samuel 24:19; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יְסַגֶּרְךָ 1 Samuel 17:46; — deliver up to (leave no other opening for one, shut one up to), compare [מָגַן], מִגֵּן, p. 171 b above), only Samuel: with accusative of person + בְּיַד 1 Samuel 17:46; 1 Samuel 24:19; 1 Samuel 26:8; בְּיַד omitted 2 Samuel 18:28 (see also Hiph`il). p. 698 Pu`al Perfect3masculine singular סֻגַּר Isaiah 24:10; 3plural 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. Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הִסְגִּיר Leviticus 14:46 +; 2 masculine singular suffix הִסְגַּרְתַּ֫נִי Psalm 31:9; 1singular וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֫י Amos 6:8, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַסְגִּיר Job 11:10, וַיַּסְגֵּר Psalm 78:48; Psalm 78:62; 2masculine singular תַּסְגִּר Deuteronomy 23:16, 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`el), with accusative of person + בְּיַד 1 Samuel 23:11,12,20; 1 Samuel 30:15; Joshua 20:5 (D) Psalm 31:9; + לְ Amos 1:9; Psalm 78:50; Psalm 78:62, and (accusative of person omitted) Amos 1:6; + אֶלֿ Deuteronomy 23:16; 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, 14, P): a. with accusative of person Leviticus 13:5,11,21,26 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. סְגַר verb shut (see Biblical Hebrew) — Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular ׳ס Daniel 6:23 shut the lions' mouth (accusative). Topical Lexicon Overview סָגַר (sagar) gathers the ideas of shutting, closing, enclosing, confining, and handing over. From the first pages of Genesis to the post-exilic chronicles of Israel, the verb marks the decisive moment when something or someone passes from one sphere of control to another—whether for shelter, judgment, stewardship, or warfare. About ninety-one occurrences span narrative, legal, poetic, and prophetic texts, weaving a multi-faceted theology of divine sovereignty over boundaries and destinies. Divine protection: shutting in to save • Genesis 7:16 records the archetypal act of protective closure: “Then the LORD shut him in.” The ark becomes a sanctuary precisely because God Himself seals the doorway. Divine judgment: shutting up to punish • When a house showed signs of mildew, the priest “shall shut it up for seven days” (Leviticus 14:38). Sagar establishes a quarantine in which holiness exposes corruption. Military and political deliverance into hands Sagar punctuates Israel’s warfare narratives: Priestly quarantine and ritual purity Leviticus devotes twenty-one occurrences to leprous persons or objects being “shut up.” Sagar frames holiness as both separation and hopeful anticipation: if healing appears, the door opens; if not, permanent exclusion follows (Leviticus 13:4–5, 21, 26, 31, 33–36, 50–54). The rhythm of closing and reopening prepares the canonical imagination for a final High Priest who will declare, “Be clean” without re-infection. Gatekeeping, boundary, and worship Nehemiah 7:3 instructs Jerusalem’s watchmen “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors.” Post-exilic community life depends on wise use of sagar for scheduling worship and defense. Malachi 1:10 laments the absence of any who would “shut the temple doors” against profane offerings, highlighting that wrong gates open when right gates stay un-shut. Messianic and Christological insights Revelation re-echoes the imagery with the Key of David: “What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open” (Revelation 3:7, drawing from Isaiah 22:22). The Gospel narratives culminate in a tomb stone shut by men and opened by God, reversing the pattern of judgment to proclaim resurrection life. Thus sagar functions typologically: Christ is first delivered into the hands of sinners (Matthew 26:45), then rises to hold the keys. Practical application for ministry and discipleship 1. Assurance of salvation: As in Noah’s ark, believers rest in the enclosure God Himself secures (John 10:28–29). Selected representative occurrences Genesis 7:16; Exodus 14:3; Leviticus 13:4; Leviticus 14:38; Numbers 24:11; Deuteronomy 32:30; Judges 3:10; Judges 4:7; 1 Samuel 17:47; 1 Samuel 23:7; 2 Samuel 18:28; 1 Kings 14:10; 2 Kings 17:20; Job 11:10; Psalm 31:8; Psalm 78:48; Isaiah 22:22; Jeremiah 32:25; Ezekiel 39:23; Zechariah 11:9; Malachi 1:10; Nehemiah 7:3. Summary סָגַר is a small verb with massive theological weight, tracing a line from God’s secure ark, through Israel’s gates and prisons, to the empty tomb. Whether He shelters, disciplines, or hands over, the God who shuts is the same God who, in Christ, opens the way into His everlasting kingdom. Forms and Transliterations הֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּ הֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִי הִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִי הִסְגִּ֣יר הִסְגִּֽיר׃ הִסְגִּיר֙ הִסְגִּירָֽם׃ הִסָּגֵ֖ר הַסְגִּיר֖וֹ הַסְגִּירָ֞ם היסגרו היסגרני הסגיר הסגיר׃ הסגירו הסגירם הסגירם׃ הסגר הסגרתני וְהִסְגִּ֥יר וְהִסְגִּ֧יר וְהִסְגִּ֨יר וְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹ וְהִסְגִּיר֧וֹ וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖י וְיִסְגֹּ֣ר וְיַסְגִּ֑יר וְנִסְגְּרָה֙ וְסָגַ֖ר וְסָגַ֤רְתְּ וְסָגַ֥ר וְסֻגְּר֖וּ וְסֻגְּר֤וּ וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ וַיִּסְגֹּ֖ר וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר וַיִּסָּגְר֣וּ וַיַּסְגֵּ֣ר וַתִּסְגֹּ֣ר וַתִּסְגֹּ֥ר וַתִּסָּגֵ֥ר וּ֭סְגֹר וּֽסְגֹ֥ר וּמְסֻגֶּ֔רֶת והסגיר והסגירו והסגרתי ויסגיר ויסגר ויסגרו ומסגרת ונסגרה וסגר וסגרו וסגרת ותסגר יְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ יִסְגֹּ֥ר יִסָּגֵ֑רוּ יִסָּגֵ֖ר יִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃ יַסְגִּ֥רוּ יַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ יַסְגִּירֵ֣נִי יַסְגִּרֶ֔נּוּ יסגירו׃ יסגירני יסגר יסגרו יסגרו׃ יסגרך יסגרנו לְהַסְגִּ֥יר לִסְגּ֗וֹר להסגיר לסגור נִסְגַּ֣ר נסגר סִגְּרַ֧נִי סִגְר֤וּ סִגַּ֨ר סִגַּר֙ סָ֝ג֗וּר סָ֭גַר סָּגְר֑וּ סָֽגְר֞וּ סָג֑וּר סָג֔וּר סָג֨וּר סָגַ֕ר סָגַ֥ר סָגָ֔רוּ סָגָֽרוּ׃ סָגֽוּר׃ סֹגֵ֔ר סֹגֶ֣רֶת סֻגְּר֖וּ סֻגַּ֥ר סגור סגור׃ סגר סגרו סגרו׃ סגרני סגרת תִּסָּגֵ֞ר תַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙ תַּסְגֵּ֥ר תַסְגִּ֥יר תסגיר תסגר תסגרני hă·yas·gi·rū hă·yas·gi·ru·nî has·gî·rām has·gî·rōw hasgiRam hasgîrām hasgiRo hasgîrōw hayasGiru hăyasgirū hayasgiRuni hăyasgirunî his·gar·ta·nî his·gî·rām his·gîr his·sā·ḡêr Hisgartani hisgartanî hisGir hisgîr hisgiRam hisgîrām hissaGer hissāḡêr lə·has·gîr lehasGir ləhasgîr lis·gō·wr lisGor lisgōwr nis·gar nisgar sā·ḡā·rū sā·ḡar sā·ḡə·rū sā·ḡūr saGar sāḡar saGaru sāḡārū sageRu sāḡərū saGur sāḡūr sig·gar sig·gə·ra·nî siḡ·rū siggar siggeRani siggəranî sigRu siḡrū sō·ḡe·reṯ sō·ḡêr soGer sōḡêr soGeret sōḡereṯ sug·gar sug·gə·rū suggar suggeRu suggərū tas·gêr tas·gi·rê·nî ṯas·gîr tasGer tasgêr tasGir ṯasgîr tasgiReni tasgirênî tis·sā·ḡêr tissaGer tissāḡêr ū·mə·sug·ge·reṯ ū·sə·ḡōr umesugGeret ūməsuggereṯ Usegor ūsəḡōr vaiyasGer vaiyisgeRu vaiyisGor vaiyissageRu vattisGor vattissaGer vehisgarTi vehisGir vehisgiRo venisgeRah vesaGar vesaGart vesuggeRu veyasGir veyisGor wat·tis·gōr wat·tis·sā·ḡêr wattisgōr wattissāḡêr way·yas·gêr way·yis·gə·rū way·yis·gōr way·yis·sā·ḡə·rū wayyasgêr wayyisgərū wayyisgōr wayyissāḡərū wə·his·gar·tî wə·his·gî·rōw wə·his·gîr wə·nis·gə·rāh wə·sā·ḡar wə·sā·ḡart wə·sug·gə·rū wə·yas·gîr wə·yis·gōr wəhisgartî wəhisgîr wəhisgîrōw wənisgərāh wəsāḡar wəsāḡart wəsuggərū wəyasgîr wəyisgōr yas·gî·rê·nî yas·gi·ren·nū yas·gi·rū yas·gî·rū yasgiReni yasgîrênî yasgiRennu yasgirennū yasGiru yasgirū yasgîrū yə·sag·ger·ḵā yesaggerCha yəsaggerḵā yis·gōr yis·sā·ḡê·rū yis·sā·ḡêr yisGor yisgōr yissaGer yissāḡêr yissaGeru yissāḡêrūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 2:21 HEB: אַחַת֙ מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר בָּשָׂ֖ר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃ NAS: of his ribs and closed up the flesh KJV: of his ribs, and closed up the flesh INT: one of his ribs and closed the flesh place Genesis 7:16 Genesis 19:6 Genesis 19:10 Exodus 14:3 Leviticus 13:4 Leviticus 13:5 Leviticus 13:11 Leviticus 13:21 Leviticus 13:26 Leviticus 13:31 Leviticus 13:33 Leviticus 13:50 Leviticus 13:54 Leviticus 14:38 Leviticus 14:46 Numbers 12:14 Numbers 12:15 Deuteronomy 23:15 Deuteronomy 32:30 Joshua 2:5 Joshua 2:7 Joshua 6:1 Joshua 6:1 Joshua 20:5 91 Occurrences |