אָגַר
𐤀𐤂𐤓
ʼâgar
H103 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To gather, collect, or bring together items, typically agricultural produce, but also used more broadly for assembling or amassing objects or resources. The primary use in the Hebrew Bible describes the act of collecting produce from fields or gathering together belongings, harvest, or sometimes people.
Semantic Range
to harvest (grain, produce), to gather or collect resources or objects, to assemble or amass things, to store up
Root / Etymology
Root אגר, meaning 'to collect, gather, store.' The derived noun form אֹגֶר (storehouse, Prov 6:8) reflects the understood motion of assembling or bringing together. The root conveys the idea of centralizing scattered items or resources.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Used rarely and primarily in agricultural contexts (e.g., Deut 28:39; Prov 6:8). Most occurrences refer to the collecting of crops at the appropriate season, but the scope can widen to denote the action of accumulating resources or store in a less literal sense. This verb is distinct from similar verbs like קָבַץ (qavats, 'to collect, gather', often of people) or אָסַף (asaf, 'to gather, remove'), which sometimes overlap in context but differ in nuance: אָסַף often has connotations of removal or return, while אָגַר emphasizes collection and centralization. In post-biblical Hebrew, the root becomes less common, superseded by other terms. Modern English translations often select 'harvest' or 'gather,' but the term can encompass a slightly wider context than 'reap,' which is more narrowly focused on the cutting of grain.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a primitive root; to harvest; gather.
Bantu Hebrew
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אגר (ʾ-ḡ-r) — to gather, collect, assemble, bring together, store up
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H104 | אִגְּרָא | the official dispatch |
| H107 | אִגֶּרֶת | in official letters |
| H94 | אָגוּר | Agur |
| H95 | אֲגוֹרָה | for a small silver-coin of |
Word Forms
3 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H103-02 |
אֹגֵ֣ר | oger | HVqrmsa |
gathers | gathering-one | 1 |
H103-01 |
אָגְרָ֥ה | agerah | HVqp3fs |
she gathers | she gathered | 1 |
H103-03 |
תֶאֱגֹ֔ר | teegor | HVqi2ms |
gather | you gather | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H103-03 |
Deuteronomy 28:39 | תֶאֱגֹ֔ר | teegor | HVqi2ms |
gather | you gather |
H103-01 |
Proverbs 6:8 | אָגְרָ֥ה | agerah | HVqp3fs |
she gathers | she gathered |
H103-02 |
Proverbs 10:5 | אֹגֵ֣ר | oger | HVqrmsa |
gathers | gathering-one |