עָגַן
agan · shut oneself off
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5702 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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agan (עָגַן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “shut oneself off”.
Keep oneself shut away, refrain from marrying. It appears only here.
How to say it
a·gan
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- Ruth 1:13
would you therefore wait until they grew up? Would you therefore shut yourselves up, not belonging to a husband? No, my daughters, for it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of YHWH has gone out against me.”