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Proverbs 31:17
“She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָגַרchâgar · khaw-gar'
H2296 · Hebrew
H2296 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, [idiom] on every side.
- Grammar
- חָֽגְרָ֣ה — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 44 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 12:11Exodus 29:9Leviticus 8:7Leviticus 8:7Leviticus 8:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָגַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.