Chăgôwr — H2290
H2290 · Hebrew — חגור
Pronunciation: khag-ore'
Other spellings: chăgôr חֲגֹר, chăgôrâh חֲגֹרָה
Definition
masculine proper noun
a belt (for the waist)
- girdle, belt
- girdle, loin-covering, belt, loin-cloth, armour
Usually translated as
girdle, gird, apron, armour
Origin
or chăgôr; and (feminine) chăgôwrâh; or chăgôrâh; from H2296
Greek equivalents
Occurrences
Chăgôwr occurs 6 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), Isaiah (2)
- Genesis 3:7 — And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons (חֲגֹרֹֽת).
- 1 Samuel 18:4 — And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle (חֲגֹרֽוֹ).
- 2 Samuel 18:11 — And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle (וַחֲגֹרָ֖ה).
- 1 Kings 2:5 — Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle (בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙) that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
- Isaiah 3:24 — And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle (חֲגוֹרָ֤ה) a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
- Isaiah 32:11 — Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
Strong's Lexicon — C