Word Study · Strong's H5702 · Hebrew

עָגַן

agan

aw-gan'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâgan

“to debar, i.e. from marriage”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to debar, i.e. from marriage

Rendered in the KJV as

stay.

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occurrencein the Old Testament
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Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
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inflected formdistinct spellings

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The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה1

How it is rendered · 1

will you shut yourselves off1

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How it parses · 1

verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person feminine plural1

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Ruth1 occurrence

Ruth 1:13תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָהteagenahverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person feminine pluralwould you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”here: will you shut yourselves off

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