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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חֲגוֹר H2290
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 belt 1× Isaiah 3:24
and his belt 1× 1 Samuel 18:4
coverings 1× Genesis 3:7
sashes 1× Proverbs 31:24
the belt 1× 1 Kings 2:5
to his belt 1× 2 Samuel 20:8
warrior’s belt 1× 2 Samuel 18:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:7 חֲגֹרֹֽת׃ to coverings Noun - feminine plural 1 Samuel 18:4 חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃ to and his belt Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 18:11 וַחֲגֹרָ֖ה to warrior’s belt Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 20:8 חֲג֥וֹר to to his belt Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 2:5 בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙ to the belt Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Kings 3:21 חֲגֹרָה֙ to . . . Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 31:24 וַ֝חֲג֗וֹר to sashes Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 3:24 חֲגוֹרָ֤ה to a belt Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:7
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙ 1x ba·ḥă·ḡō·rā·ṯōw 1 Kings 2:5
וַ֝חֲג֗וֹר 1x wa·ḥă·ḡō·wr Proverbs 31:24
וַחֲגֹרָ֖ה 1x wa·ḥă·ḡō·rāh 2 Samuel 18:11
חֲג֥וֹר 1x ḥă·ḡō·wr 2 Samuel 20:8
חֲגוֹרָ֤ה 1x ḥă·ḡō·w·rāh Isaiah 3:24
חֲגֹרָה֙ 1x ḥă·ḡō·rāh 2 Kings 3:21
חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃ 1x ḥă·ḡō·rōw 1 Samuel 18:4
חֲגֹרֹֽת׃ 1x ḥă·ḡō·rōṯ Genesis 3:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Kings 3:21, Isaiah 3:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x 2 Samuel 18:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 31:24
Noun - feminine plural 1x Genesis 3:7
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x 2 Samuel 20:8
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 18:4
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 2:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a belt (for the waist)
Source Gloss
a belt (for the waist)
Extended definition Source: 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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain