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Strong's H5462 סָגַר (cagar)

Cagar means “shut up” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5462 — photismos (“light”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5462
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 87
Books 23

Strong's H5462 Quick Answer

Strong's H5462 סָגַר (cagar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cagar (saw-gar') v. 1. to shut up 2. (figuratively) to surrender It has 87 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include shut, deliver, pure, delivered, and over. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
cagar (saw-gar') v. 1. to shut up 2. (figuratively) to surrender
Usage
87 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shut, deliver, pure, delivered, and over

Meaning and Definition

cagar (saw-gar') v. 1. to shut up 2. (figuratively) to surrender [a primitive root] KJV: close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, X pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, X straitly.

Original Word
סָגַר
Transliteration
cagar
Derivation
Root: סגר
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5462. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to shut

Usage: 1) to shut, close 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to shut 1a2) to close, close up 1a3) closed up, closely joined, shut up 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be shut up 1b2) to be shut or closed 1c) (Piel) to shut up, deliver up 1d) (Pual) to be shut up 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to deliver up 1e2) to shut up, imprison 2) pure gold Aramaic equivalent: se.gar (סְגַר "to shut" H5463)

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How Strong's H5462 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cagar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

shut Exodus 14:3 50× deliver Deuteronomy 23:15 pure 1 Kings 6:20 delivered 1 Samuel 24:18 over Psalms 78:50 closed Genesis 2:21 repaired 1 Kings 11:27

How Strong's H5462 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 87 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5462 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5462 in the Old Testament

87 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 2:21 KJV

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 7:16 KJV

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

Genesis 19:6 KJV

And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

Usage Excerpts

First 87 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5462.

Genesis 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Genesis 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
Genesis 19:10 Old Testament, KJV
But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
Exodus 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
Leviticus 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
Leviticus 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:
Leviticus 13:11 Old Testament, KJV
It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
Leviticus 13:21 Old Testament, KJV
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
Leviticus 13:26 Old Testament, KJV
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
Leviticus 13:31 Old Testament, KJV
And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
Leviticus 13:33 Old Testament, KJV
He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
Leviticus 13:50 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:
Leviticus 13:54 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Leviticus 14:38 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
Leviticus 14:46 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
Numbers 12:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
Numbers 12:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
Deuteronomy 23:15 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
Deuteronomy 32:30 Old Testament, KJV
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
Joshua 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
Joshua 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
Joshua 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
Joshua 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
Judges 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
Judges 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
Judges 9:51 Old Testament, KJV
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
1 Samuel 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
1 Samuel 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
1 Samuel 17:46 Old Testament, KJV
This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
1 Samuel 23:7 Old Testament, KJV
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
1 Samuel 23:11 Old Testament, KJV
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
1 Samuel 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
1 Samuel 23:20 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
1 Samuel 24:18 Old Testament, KJV
And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
1 Samuel 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
1 Samuel 30:15 Old Testament, KJV
And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
2 Samuel 18:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
1 Kings 6:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
1 Kings 6:21 Old Testament, KJV
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
1 Kings 7:49 Old Testament, KJV
And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
1 Kings 7:50 Old Testament, KJV
And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
1 Kings 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
1 Kings 11:27 Old Testament, KJV
And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
2 Kings 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
2 Kings 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
2 Kings 4:21 Old Testament, KJV
And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
2 Kings 4:33 Old Testament, KJV
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
2 Kings 6:32 Old Testament, KJV
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
2 Chronicles 4:20 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
2 Chronicles 4:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
2 Chronicles 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
2 Chronicles 28:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 29:7 Old Testament, KJV
Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Nehemiah 13:19 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
Job 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Job 11:10 Old Testament, KJV
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
Job 12:14 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Job 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
Job 41:15 Old Testament, KJV
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
Psalms 17:10 Old Testament, KJV
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Psalms 31:8 Old Testament, KJV
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
Psalms 35:3 Old Testament, KJV
Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Psalms 78:48 Old Testament, KJV
He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Psalms 78:50 Old Testament, KJV
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
Psalms 78:62 Old Testament, KJV
He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.
Ecclesiastes 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
Isaiah 22:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
Isaiah 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
Isaiah 24:22 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
Isaiah 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Isaiah 45:1 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
Isaiah 60:11 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Jeremiah 13:19 Old Testament, KJV
The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
Lamentations 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.
Ezekiel 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.
Ezekiel 44:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
Ezekiel 44:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
Ezekiel 46:1 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
Ezekiel 46:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
Ezekiel 46:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.
Amos 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
Amos 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
Amos 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Obadiah 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
Malachi 1:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5462, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 11 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 10 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 6 usages, Old Testament
Amos 3 usages, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5462 FAQ

What does cagar (סָגַר) mean?

Cagar (Strong's H5462) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "shut up". cagar (saw-gar') v. 1. to shut up 2. (figuratively) to surrender

How many times is cagar (סָגַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 87 linked usages for Strong's H5462 across 23 books.

Where can I study cagar (סָגַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5462 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cagar (סָגַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shut, deliver, pure, delivered, over, and closed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.