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H5534 סָכַר (çâkar) saw-kar'
Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to stop

Strong's Definition

to shut up; by implication, to surrender

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: stop, give over. See also H5462 (סָגַר), H7936 (שָׂכַר).

TWOT Reference: 1497,1498

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to shut up, stop up
1a) (Niphal) to be stopped, be shut up
1b) (Piel) to shut up, give over

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) to shut up, stop up 1a) (Niphal) to be stopped, be shut up 1b) (Piel) to shut up, give over

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

סָכַר sâkar BDB Definition: 1) to shut up, stop up 1a) (Niphal) to be stopped, be shut up 1b) (Piel) to shut up, give over Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1497, 1498 Total KJV Occurrences: 4

Bible Occurrences (3)

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