Hebrew · H5462, H3548 · unreviewed

וְהִסְגִּירוֹ הַכֹּהֵן

To shut up; figuratively, to surrender · literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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סָגַר H5462 to shut up; figuratively, to surrender

Pronunciation sāgar

Physical enclosure extends to covenantal surrender: God "shuts up" enemies into defeat or delivers them into judgment.

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כֹּהֵן H3548 literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Pronunciation kohen

One who stands before God in intermediary role; functionally defined by cultic action, not merely status.

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What does וְהִסְגִּירוֹ הַכֹּהֵן (wĕhisgîrô hakkōhēn) mean in the Bible?

סָגַר · כֹּהֵן is a Hebrew word meaning "to shut up; figuratively, to surrender".

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Meaning

to shut up; figuratively, to surrender

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 19×

Perfect 1Kgs 11:27 · 1Sam 1:5 · 1Sam 1:6 · Exod 14:3 · Gen 19:6 · Job 3:10 · 2Chr 29:7 · Gen 19:10 · Josh 2:7 · Ps 17:10 10×

Participle passive Ezek 44:1 · Ezek 44:2 · Ezek 46:1 · Job 41:7 5×

Participle active Isa 22:22 · Josh 6:1 2×

Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 6:32 1×

Imperfect Job 12:14 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 7×

Perfect Lam 2:7 · Lev 14:46 · Ps 78:50 3×

Imperfect 1Sam 23:12 · Josh 20:5 · Deut 23:16 3×

Jussive Obad 1:14 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×

Perfect 1Sam 26:8 · 2Sam 18:28 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 6×

Imperfect Isa 45:1 · Isa 60:11 · Ezek 46:2 · Num 12:14 4×

Perfect 1Sam 23:7 1×

Sequential imperfect Ezek 3:24 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×

Perfect Isa 24:10 · Jer 13:19 2×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 36 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 18 Imperfect 9 Participle passive 5 Imperative 2 Participle 2

Stem

Qal 19 Hiphil 7 Niphal 6 Piel 2 Pual 2

Mood

Indicative 18 Indicative/jussive 8 Imperative 2 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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