What does חֲגוֹר mean in the Bible?
חֲגוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "a belt (for the waist)".
Hebrew · H2290
חֲגוֹר
A belt (for the waist)
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חֲגוֹרH2290
What does חֲגוֹר mean in the Bible?
חֲגוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "a belt (for the waist)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2290?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), a belt (1), and his belt (1), coverings (1), sashes (1).
Where does חֲגוֹר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .1×2 Kings 3:21
a belt1×Isaiah 3:24
and his belt1×1 Samuel 18:4
coverings1×Genesis 3:7
sashes1×Proverbs 31:24
the belt1×1 Kings 2:5
to his belt1×2 Samuel 20:8
warrior’s belt1×2 Samuel 18:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:7חֲגֹרֹֽת׃tocoveringsNoun - feminine plural1 Samuel 18:4חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃toand his beltNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2 Samuel 18:11וַחֲגֹרָ֖הtowarrior’s beltConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2 Samuel 20:8חֲג֥וֹרtoto his beltNoun - masculine singular construct1 Kings 2:5בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙tothe beltPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2 Kings 3:21חֲגֹרָה֙to. . .Noun - feminine singularProverbs 31:24וַ֝חֲג֗וֹרtosashesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 3:24חֲגוֹרָ֤הtoa beltNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 3:7
Aligned rows8
Books represented7
Genesis11 Samuel12 Samuel21 Kings12 Kings1Proverbs1Isaiah1
Source forms
בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙1xba·ḥă·ḡō·rā·ṯōw1 Kings 2:5
וַ֝חֲג֗וֹר1xwa·ḥă·ḡō·wrProverbs 31:24
וַחֲגֹרָ֖ה1xwa·ḥă·ḡō·rāh2 Samuel 18:11
חֲג֥וֹר1xḥă·ḡō·wr2 Samuel 20:8
חֲגוֹרָ֤ה1xḥă·ḡō·w·rāhIsaiah 3:24
חֲגֹרָה֙1xḥă·ḡō·rāh2 Kings 3:21
חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃1xḥă·ḡō·rōw1 Samuel 18:4
חֲגֹרֹֽת׃1xḥă·ḡō·rōṯGenesis 3:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular2x2 Kings 3:21, Isaiah 3:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1x2 Samuel 18:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 31:24
Noun - feminine plural1xGenesis 3:7
Noun - masculine singular construct1x2 Samuel 20:8
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1x1 Samuel 18:4
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1x1 Kings 2:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a belt (for the waist)
Source Gloss
a belt (for the waist)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a belt (for the waist) BDB: belt Usage: apron, armour, gird(-le).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֲגוֹר is built from this root: