5702. agan
Berean Strong's Lexicon
agan: Bowl, basin

Original Word: אֲגַן
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: agan
Pronunciation: ah-GAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-gan')
Definition: Bowl, basin
Meaning: to debar, from marriage

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be deep

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, similar concepts can be found in Greek words like "λεκανη" (lekanē), meaning a dish or basin, used in contexts such as washing or serving.

Usage: The Hebrew word "agan" refers to a bowl or basin, typically used for holding liquids. In the biblical context, it often denotes a vessel used in domestic or ritual settings. The term conveys the idea of a container that is both functional and, at times, ornamental.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, bowls and basins were essential household items, used for a variety of purposes including cooking, washing, and religious rituals. They were made from materials such as clay, metal, or stone, depending on their intended use and the wealth of the owner. In religious contexts, basins were used in the tabernacle and temple for ceremonial washing, symbolizing purification and readiness to approach God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to shut oneself in or off
NASB Translation
refrain (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[עָגַן] verb Niph`al shut oneself in or off (Late Hebrew id., Passive participle restrained (especially from marriage), also עוֺגִין anchor; ᵑ7 עֲגַן be imprisoned); — Imperfect2feminine plural תֵּעָגֵ֫נָה לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֺת לְאִישׁ Ruth 1:13 would ye shut yourselves off, so as not to belong to a man ?

עגר (√ of following, meaning dubious; conjectures in MeierWurzel WB 38 LagBN 59; on Greek ἀγορ compare LewyFremdw. 8).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
stay

A primitive root; to debar, i.e. From marriage -- stay.

Forms and Transliterations
תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה תעגנה tê‘āḡênāh tê·‘ā·ḡê·nāh teaGenah
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Englishman's Concordance
Ruth 1:13
HEB: יִגְדָּ֔לוּ הֲלָהֵן֙ תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הֱי֣וֹת
NAS: Would you therefore refrain from marrying?
KJV: till they were grown? would ye stay for them
INT: grown therefore refrain because become

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Strong's Hebrew 5702
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tê·‘ā·ḡê·nāh — 1 Occ.
















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