Strong's Hebrew · H2290
H2290 chăgôwr
חֲגוֹר
khag-ore'
belt
Looking for Greek G2290 tháptō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2290. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
chăgôwr appears 8 times in Scripture, in Genesis, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Proverbs and Isaiah. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a belt (for the waist)
In the King James Version
apron, armour, gird(-le).
Derivation
or חֲגֹר; and (feminine) חֲגוֹרָה; or חֲגֹרָה; from H2296 (חָגַר);
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.”
“Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.”
“Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.”
“And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.”
“Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.”
“And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.”
““You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt!””
“She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
