Strong's Lexicon

H1716

H1716 — דָּגַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewdagarverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 404

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1716
Word:	דָּגַר
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root, to brood over eggs or young
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	dagar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	daw-gar'
Meaning:	1. gather, sit
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

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BDB1847

[דָּגַר] verb gather together as a brood (compare Aramaic דְּגַר heap together; so [untranscribed source text 1087] Nasar.) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular דָּ֨גָר Jer 17:11 3 feminine singular דָּֽגְרָה Isa 34:15 — gather together into its shadow Isa 34:15 (of קִפֹּז, q. v.), דָּגָר וְלֹא יָלָד֑ Jer 17:11 (of partridge; simile of one getting riches unjustly).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

דגר (dah-gar’)

Isaiah 34:15

KJV: There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.

EHCC: and gather under her shadow:

Jeremiah 17:11

KJV: As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.sitteth…: or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth

EHCC: the partridge sitteth (marg. or, gathereth)

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