מַסְגֵּר

Strong’s Definition

a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison

Etymology & Derivation

from H5462 (סָגַר);

KJV Usage

prison, smith.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a shutting up, locksmith, smith, dungeon, enclosure, builder of bulwarks
• 2.locksmith, smith
• 3.dungeon

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: maçgêr; Pronunciation: mas-gare'