What does סְגִד (sĕgid) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5457
סְגִד
Worship.
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סְגִד H5457
Pronunciation sĕgid
What does סְגִד (sĕgid) mean in the Bible?
סְגִד (sĕgid) is a Hebrew word meaning "worship.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5457?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and worship (6), or worship (4), paid homage (1), to worship (1).
Where does סְגִד (sĕgid) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (12).
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 and worship 6× Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10
or worship 4× Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:18, Daniel 3:28
paid homage 1× Daniel 2:46
to worship 1× Daniel 3:15
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 2:46 סְגִ֑ד to paid homage Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 3:5 וְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ to and worship Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural Daniel 3:6 וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד to and worship Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 3:7 סָֽגְדִין֙ to and worship Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Daniel 3:10 וְיִסְגֻּ֖ד to and worship Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 3:11 וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד to and worship Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 3:12 סָגְדִֽין׃ס to or worship Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Daniel 3:14 סָֽגְדִֽין׃ to or worship Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Daniel 3:15 וְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ to and worship Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural Daniel 3:15 תִסְגְּד֔וּן to to worship Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 2:46
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 1
Daniel 12
Source forms
וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד 2x wə·yis·guḏ Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11
וְיִסְגֻּ֖ד 1x wə·yis·guḏ Daniel 3:10
וְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ 1x wə·ṯis·gə·ḏūn Daniel 3:5
וְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ 1x wə·ṯis·gə·ḏūn Daniel 3:15
יִסְגְּדוּן֙ 1x yis·gə·ḏūn Daniel 3:28
נִסְגֻּֽד׃ס 1x nis·guḏ Daniel 3:18
סְגִ֑ד 1x sə·ḡiḏ Daniel 2:46
סָֽגְדִין֙ 1x sā·ḡə·ḏîn Daniel 3:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:11
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 3x Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural 2x Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:15
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural 1x Daniel 3:18
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Daniel 3:15
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Daniel 3:28
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 2:46
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. worship.
Source Gloss
worship.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: do homage Usage: worship.
Word Origins
סְגִד 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