† [
חָגַר]
verb gird, gird on, gird oneself (Late Hebrew
id., Aramaic
חֲגַר; Arabic
حَجَرَ hinder, restrain, so Syriac
rfgo; Assyrian
agâru,
surround, in derivatives, Dl
W 105 ff.; Sabean
מחגרת (compare Arabic
مَحْجِرً,
مَحَاجِر enclosed space, district, etc.), DHM in MV; also proper name, of deity and location
חגר, SabDenkm
3. 81. 93 CIS
iv. 1, No. 49 etc.) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חָֽגְרָה Proverbs 31:17;
2nd person masculine singular וְהָגַרְתָּ֫ Exodus 29:9;
3rd person plural חָֽגְרוּ Isaiah 15:3;
Lamentations 2:10;
וְח׳ consecutive
Ezekiel 7:18;
Ezekiel 27:31;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָחְגֹּר Leviticus 16:4,
וַיַּחְגֹּר Leviticus 8:7 (twice in verse) +
4 times; suffix
יַחְגְּרֶ֑הָ Psalm 109:19;
2nd person masculine singular תַּחְגֹּר Psalm 76:11 (but on text see below);
3rd person masculine plural יַחְגְּרוּ Ezekiel 44:18;
2 Samuel 22:46 (but on text of both see below),
וַיַּחְגְּרוּ 1 Samuel 25:13;
1 Kings 20:32;
3rd person feminine plural תַּחְגֹּרְנָה Psalm 65:13;
2nd person masculine plural וַתַּחְגְּרוּ Deuteronomy 1:41;
Imperative masculine singular חֲגֹּר 2 Kings 4:29;
2 Kings 9:1,
חֲגוֺר Psalm 45:4;
feminine singular חִגְרִיֿ Jeremiah 6:26;
masculine plural חִגְרוּ 1 Samuel 25:13 +
3 times;
feminine plural חֲגֹּרְנָה Jeremiah 49:3, compare
חֲג֖וֺרָה Isaiah 32:11 (see below);
Infinitive cstr.
לַחֲגֹר Isaiah 22:12;
Participle active.
חֹגֵר 1 Kings 20:11;
2 Kings 3:21;
passive masculine חָגוּר Judges 18:11 +
5 times;
feminine construct חֲגֻרַתֿ Joel 1:8; plural
חֲגוּרִים Exodus 12:11;
Judges 18:16;
חֲגֻרִים Daniel 10:5; —
3. intransitive
gird oneself, followed by
בְּ of thing
Leviticus 16:4 (P), so
בַיָּ֑זַע לֹא יַח׳ they shall not gird themselves with sweat (?), but strike out

Co Sgfr; with accusative of thing (figurative)
גִּיל גְּבָעוֺת תַּח׳ Psalm 65:13 with rejoicing the hills gird themselves; compare
שְׁאֵרִית חֵמֹת תַּחְ׳ Psalm 76:11 with a remnant (residue) of wraths thou girdest thyself, so Hi Hup De VB; but very doubtful;

Bö Ew read
תְּחָגָּ֑ךָ for
תַּחגר; Bae Ka omit line as corrupt; compare further Che and critical note —
וְיַחְגְּרוּ 2 Samuel 22:46 is text error for
וְיַחְרְגוּ, compare ||
Psalm 18:46; so Now Hup Kit and others.
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