BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H94
a.gur — Agur
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at Pro.30.1; son of: Jakeh (H3348) § Agur = "gathered" son of Jakeh, an author or compiler of Pr 30:1-33
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H384
i.ti.el — Ithiel
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.7; son of: Jeshaiah (H3470K); father of: Maaseiah (H4641U) § Ithiel = "God is with me" 1) the disciple to whom Agur gave proverbs 2) a Benjamite in Nehemiah's time
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3017
ya.gur — Jagur
§ Jagur = "he sojourns" a town of Judah, one of those farthest to the south, on the frontier of Edom
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3348
ya.qeh — Jakeh
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at Pro.30.1; father of: Agur (H0094) § Jakeh = "blameless" father of Agur the sage
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H401
u.khal — `worn out`
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at Pro.30.1; also translated "worn out" or "prevail"; § Ucal = "devoured" student or disciple of Agur
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Gatherer; the collector, mentioned as author of the sayings in Prov. 30. Nothing is known of him beyond what is there recorded.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
