וַ/תִּסְגֹּ֥ר

𐤅/𐤕𐤎𐤂𐤓

vatisegor

and 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 Kings 4:21 · Word #7

Lexicon H5462

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

Morphology HC/Vqw3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H5462-30

and she closed up

Rootסגר (s-g-r)
Core Meaningsto shut, close, enclose, confine, hand over
Semantic Rangeto shut, close, bar, confine, imprison, hand over, deliver up, enclose, block off
Conceptual SignificanceThe verb often marks decisive acts of separation—shutting doors, enclosing spaces, or handing someone over—symbolizing protection, judgment, or divine sovereignty in controlling access and outcomes.
Morphological NotesConjunction וַ (waw consecutive) + Qal wayyiqtol 3fs of סגר. The wayyiqtol form advances past narrative action and specifies a third feminine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe root סגר conveys the act of shutting or enclosing. The form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd feminine singular, indicating a simple active action in past narrative sequence, performed by a feminine subject; thus "and she closed up" preserves both the core sense of shutting/enclosing and the feminine singular subject.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root סגר (to shut, close, enclose, confine, hand 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