Agan עָגַן
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| עָגַן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | agan |
| Strong's number | H5702 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to refrain |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Agan (Hebrew עָגַן, Strong's H5702) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to refrain”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Niphal) to shut oneself in or off or up
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stay (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | would you refrain (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Agan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ruth
- Ruth 1:13Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.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.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).