חגר

Aramaic

Verb

חגר • (transliteration needed)

  1. to limp
  2. to hold back

Hebrew

Root
ח־ג־ר (ḥ-g-r)

Verb

חָגַר • (khagár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to put on a belt, to gird
    • Tanach, Leviticus 8:7, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      וַיִּתֵּן עָלָיו אֶת־הַכֻּתֹּנֶת וַיַּחְגֹּר אֹתֹו בָּֽאַבְנֵט
      And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 20:11, with translation of the New International Version:
      וַיַּעַן מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר דַּבְּרוּ אַל יִתְהַלֵּל חֹגֵר כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃
      The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: ‘One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.’
  2. (by extension) to prepare for action

Conjugation

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References

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