5702 - agan

Strong's Concordance

Original word: עָגַן
Transliteration: agan
Definition (short): refrain
Definition (full): to shut oneself in or off

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to shut oneself in or off
NASB Translation: refrain (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primitive root; to debar, i.e. From marriage -- stay.
KJV: Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
NASB: would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters; for it is harder for me than for you, for the hand of the LORD has gone forth against me."