Strong's Hebrew · H2296
H2296 châgar
חָגַר
khaw-gar'
to gird
Looking for Greek G2296 thaumázō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2296. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
châgar appears 44 times in Scripture, including Exodus 12:11 and Leviticus 8:7. 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
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
In the King James Version
be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, × on every side.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 44 times in Scripture
“So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.”
“Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.”
“Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.”
““We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God has commanded us.” Then each of you put on his weapons of war, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.”
“He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.”
“Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak”
“He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.”
“Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.”
“This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.”
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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).
