חֲגוֹר
cha.gor
belt
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "cha.gor" (H2290B) is a noun that translates to "belt." It is part of the semantic domain of Clothing & Textile, indicating its primary function is to secure or hold in place clothing or other items. The word "cha.gor" is used six times in the Bible, suggesting its significance in ancient Hebrew culture. Its usage implies a need for securing or fastening items, which could be related to functional or ceremonial purposes. Given its definition and usage, "cha.gor" likely played a practical role in everyday life, such as securing a sword or holding up pants, but its specific applications can only be inferred from the context in which it appears.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
Isaiah 3:24It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
Genesis 3:7Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves.
2 Samuel 18:11Joab said to the man who told him, “Behold, you saw it, and why didn’t you strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver, and a sash.”
1 Kings 2:5“Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was around his waist, and in his sandals that were on his feet.
2 Kings 3:21Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, young and old, and stood on the border.