סָֽגְר֞וּ

𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤅

sageru

they have shut

a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender; close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.

H5462

2 Chronicles 29:7 · Word #2

Lexicon H5462

Lemmaסָגַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤎𐤂𐤓
Transliterationçâgar
Strong'sH5462
In-contextthey have shut

Morphology HVqp3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H5462-14

they have shut up

Morphological NotesVerb; Qal stem (simple active); perfect (completed action); 3rd person common plural. No gender distinction in this form.
Rendering RationaleThe root סגר conveys the act of shutting, enclosing, or confining. The form is Qal perfect 3rd person common plural, indicating a completed action performed by "they." "They have shut up" preserves the simple active force of the Qal stem and the plural subject while retaining the root’s core imagery of enclosure.

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Words from Root סגר (shutting, enclosing, confining, handing over)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4525-01 hamaseger the encloser-smith
H4526-01 hamisegeret the enclosing-frame
H4526-02 hamisegerot the enclosing-frames

Word Usage (91 occurrences of H5462)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:21 וַ/יִּסְגֹּ֥ר vayisegor and he closed
Genesis 7:16 וַ/יִּסְגֹּ֥ר vayisegor and shut
Genesis 19:6 סָגַ֥ר sagar shut