Hosea 13:8:5Hos.13.8.W5TAB

סְג֣וֹר

segor

the enclosure

Transliteration
se-GOR
Extended
seh-GOHR
IPA
/səˈɣoːr/

Meaning by language

English
the enclosure

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
סְ + ג֣וֹר
se + gor
segor

Alphabet Analysis

Samekhs as in sit
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Gimelg as in good
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    se-GOR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    se-GOR li-BAM

  3. clause

    ef-ge-SHEM ke-DOV shak-KUL ve-ek-RA se-GOR li-BAM

  4. sentence

    ef-ge-SHEM ke-DOV shak-KUL ve-ek-RA se-GOR li-BAM ve-ok-LEM SHAM ke-la-VI kha-YAT ha-sa-DE te-vak-KEM

Exegesis

The phrase segor libbam {סְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑ם | səgôr libbām} is a compact noun phrase that pictures the heart as having an enclosing cover; English “covering” preserves the violent image without forcing a specific anatomical term.

Root and etymology

סגרsamekh–gimel–resh

to shut in

In contextHosea 13:8

I will meet them like a bereaved bear, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, and the beast of the field will rip them open.

About this coordinate

Hosea 13:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Hosea 13:8, so the Hebrew word סְג֣וֹר (segor) 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 Hos.13.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.8.W5.S1) and character.