2 Chronicles 29:7:22 Chr.29.7.W2TAB
סָֽגְר֞וּ
sageru
“they shut”
- Transliteration
- sa-ge-RU
- Extended
- saa-geh-RUU
- IPA
- /saːɣəˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they shut
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-ge-RU
- phraseyour reading level
GAM sa-ge-RU
- clause
GAM sa-ge-RU dal-TOT ha-u-LAM va-ye-kha-BU et-ha-NE-rot u-ke-TO-ret LO hik-ti-RU
- sentence
GAM sa-ge-RU dal-TOT ha-u-LAM va-ye-kha-BU et-ha-NE-rot u-ke-TO-ret LO hik-ti-RU ve-o-LA lo-he-e-LU va-KO-desh le-e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
It then presents a sequence of vav-consecutive verbs (sāgrû {סָֽגְרוּ | sāgrû} ‘they shut’, wayyakabbû {וַיְכַבּוּ֙ | wayyakabbû} ‘and they extinguished’), creating a cumulative effect of ritual neglect.
Root and etymology
s-g-rsamekh–gimel–resh
“to shut, close”
In context — 2 Chronicles 29:7
They also shut the doors of the porch and extinguished the lamps; and they did not burn incense or offer burnt offering in the holy place to the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 29:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 29:7, so the Hebrew word סָֽגְר֞וּ (sageru) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.29.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.29.7.W2.S1) and character.