HebrewH5702Verb
עָגַן
a.gan
“to refrain”
1Occurrences
H5702Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to debar, i.e. from marriage
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Niphal) to shut oneself in or off or up
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עָגַן appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ruth
1
Key Passages
Ruth 1:13BSB
would 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.”
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