Lexical Definition

‎חָגַר‎ châgar (khaw-gar') to gird ^H:V
a primitive root

be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, [idiom] on every side.

• to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)

1) to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to gird
1a2) to gird on, bind on
1a3) to gird oneself

See Greek: ἀναζώννυμι · ἀναλαμβάνω · ἐνδύνω · ἐνδύω · ζώννυμι · περιζώννυμι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎חָגַר‎] verb gird, gird on, gird oneself (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic ‎חֲגַר‎; Arabic hinder, restrain, so Syriac ; Assyrian agâru, surround, in derivatives, Dl^{W 105 ff.}; Sabean ‎מחגרת‎ (compare Arabic , enclosed space, district, etc.), DHM in MV; also proper name, of deity and location ‎חגר‎, SabDenkm^{3. 81. 93} CIS^{iv. 1, No. 49 etc}.) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular ‎חָֽגְרָה‎ Prov 31:17 2 masculine singular ‎וְהָגַרְתָּ֫‎ Exod 29:9 3 plural ‎חָֽגְרוּ‎ Isa 15:3; Lam 2:10 ‎׳‎‎וְח‎ consecutive Ezek 7:18; Ezek 27:31 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יָחְגֹּר‎ Lev 16:4, ‎וַיַּחְגֹּר‎ Lev 8:7 (twice in verse) + 4 t.; suffix ‎יַחְגְּרֶ֑הָ‎ Ps 109:19 2 masculine singular ‎תַּחְגֹּר‎ Ps 76:11* (but on text see below); 3 masculine plural ‎יַחְגְּרוּ‎ Ezek 44:18; 2Sam 22:46 (but on text of both see below), ‎וַיַּחְגְּרוּ‎ 1Sam 25:13; 1Kgs 20:32 3 feminine plural ‎תַּחְגֹּרְנָה‎ Ps 65:13* 2 masculine plural ‎וַתַּחְגְּרוּ‎ Deut 1:41 Imperative masculine singular ‎חֲגֹּר‎ 2Kgs 4:29; 2Kgs 9:1, ‎חֲגוֺר‎ Ps 45:4* feminine singular ‎חִגְרִיֿ‎ Jer 6:26 masculine plural ‎חִגְרוּ‎ 1Sam 25:13 + 3 t.; feminine plural ‎חֲגֹּרְנָה‎ Jer 49:3, compare ‎חֲג֖וֺרָה‎ Isa 32:11 (see below); Infinitive cstr. ‎לַחֲגֹר‎ Isa 22:12 Participle act. ‎חֹגֵר‎ 1Kgs 20:11; 2Kgs 3:21 passive masculine ‎חָגוּר‎ Judg 18:11 + 5 t.; feminine construct ‎חֲגֻרַתֿ‎ Joel 1:8 plural ‎חֲגוּרִים‎ Exod 12:11; Judg 18:16 ‎חֲגֻרִים‎ Dan 10:5 —

1. transitive, gird some one, with girdle; with 2 accusative Exod 29:9; Lev 8:13 (both P); passive, girded with ephod (accusative) 1Sam 2:18; 2Sam 6:14 followed by ‎בְּ‎ Dan 10:5, with accusative and ‎בְּ‎, figurative Prov 31:17, ‎חגרה בְּעוז מתניה‎ Lev 8:7 (twice in verse) (P), with accusative ‎מתנים‎ gird up thy loins, i.e. make ready to go 2Kgs 4:29; 2Kgs 9:1, passive Exod 12:11 (P); compare probably also ‎חֲג֖וֺרָה עַלחֲֿלָצָ֑יִם‎ Isa 32:11 gird upon the loins (2nd accusative omitted); on verb. form as Imperative feminine plural see AE Ki Ew^{§ 226 a} Di Du; > as masculine singular Ol^{§ 234 a} Ges^{«GKC:48»§ 48}. 5 Sta^{§ 591 d} Kö^{§ 20. 12.}

2. gird on, bind on (= gird oneself with), a girdle Ps 109:19 (in simile); so especially with accusative ‎שׂק‎, ‎שׂקים‎ of mourning Isa 15:3; Isa 22:12; Lam 2:10; Ezek 7:18; Ezek 27:31; 2Sam 3:31; Jer 4:8; Jer 6:26; Jer 49:3 also 1Kgs 20:32 (with accusative ‎שׂק‎ + ‎ב‎ before ‎מתנים‎); passive, followed by ‎על‎ before object of mourning Joel 1:8 (simile); absolute (‎שׂק‎ omitted) Joel 1:13 (|| ‎ספדו‎); followed by ‎חֶרֶד‎ 1Sam 25:13 (3 t. in verse); Deut 1:41; Ps 45:4* ‎חרד על יָרֵךְ‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎, so Judg 3:16; 1Sam 17:39 (followed by accusative + ‎מֵעַל‎); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb ‎חגורה‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ 2Kgs 3:21 absolute 1Kgs 20:11 passive Judg 18:11; Judg 18:16; Judg 18:17; 2Sam 20:8b (where read ‎חֶרֶב‎ Klo Dr — not We), 2Sam 21:16 read perhaps also ‎חָגוּר‎ for ‎חֲגוֺר‎ 2Sam 20:8 c, so Klo Dr.

3. intransitive gird oneself, followed by ‎בְּ‎ of thing Lev 16:4 (P), so ‎בַיָּ֑זַע‎ ‎׳‎‎לֹא יַח‎ they shall not gird themselves with sweat (?), but strike out ᵑ6 Co Sgfr; with accusative of thing (figurative) ‎׳‎‎גִּיל גְּבָעוֺת תַּח‎ Ps 65:13* with rejoicing the hills gird themselves; compare ‎׳‎‎שְׁאֵרִית חֵמֹת תַּחְ‎ Ps 76:11* with a remnant (residue) of wraths thou girdest thyself, so Hi Hup De VB; but very doubtful; ᵐ5 Bö Ew read ‎תְּחָגָּ֑ךָ‎ for ‎תַּחגר‎; Bae Ka omit line as corrupt; compare further Che and critical note — ‎וְיַחְגְּרוּ‎ 2Sam 22:46 is text error for ‎וְיַחְרְגוּ‎, compare || Ps 18:46* so Now Hup Kit and others

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