Lexical Definition
חֲגוֹר chăgôwr (khag-ore') belt H:N-M/F
or חֲגֹר chăgôr (khag-ore'); and (feminine) חֲגוֹרָה chăgôwrâh (khag-o-raw'); or חֲגֹרָה chăgôrâh (khag-o-raw'); from חָגַר
apron, armour, gird(-le).
- a belt (for the waist)
1) girdle, belt
2) girdle, loin-covering, belt, loin-cloth, armour
See Greek: διαζώννυμι · ζώνη · ζώνη
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֲגוֺר noun [masculine] belt, gridle (distinct from אֵזוֺר waist-cloth, CheJer, in Pulpit Comm. (1883) 333; JeremLife and Times (1888) 161 RSJQ Jan. 1892, 289 ff.) — חֲגוֺר for sword 2Sam 20:8 (yet read probably חָגוּר, Th We Klo Dr), compare 1Sam 18:4 article of commerce Prov 31:24 (collective? or of a richly adorned girdle?).
חֲגוֺרָה noun feminine girdle, loin-covering, belt — חֲגוֺרָה Isa 3:24 חֲגֹרָה 2Sam 18:11; 2Kgs 3:21 suffix חֲגֹרָתוֺ 1Kgs 2:5 Plural חֲגֹרֹת Gen 3:7 — girdle, loin-covering Gen 3:7 (J); as article of women's dress Isa 3:24 belt of warrior 1Kgs 2:5; 2Kgs 3:21 (׳חֹגֵר ח), compare 2Sam 18:11. — On חֲג֖וֺרָה Isa 32:11 see חְגַר
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Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 3:7 |
| 1 Samuel | 18:4 |
| 2 Samuel | 18:11 · 20:8 |
| 1 Kings | 2:5 |
| 2 Kings | 3:21 |
| Proverbs | 31:24 |
| Isaiah | 3:24 · 32:11 |