HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5474
סוּגַר
su.gar — cage
cage, prison, cage with hooks
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Cage
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3619
כְּלוּב
ke.luv — basket
cage, basket, dog cage
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כְּלוּב
ke.luv — Chelub
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.11; brother of: Shuhah (H7746); father of: Mehir (H4243) § Chelub = "caged" 1) a descendant of Judah 2) father of Ezri, one of David's officers
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3621
כְּלוּבָ֑י
ke.lu.vay — Chelubai
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.9; son of: Hezron (H2696H); brother of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806); married to Azubah (H5806H), Jerioth (H3408), Ephrathah (H0672), Ephah (H5891H) and Maacah (H4601L); father of: Hur (H2354), Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (H4337), Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) and Achsah (H5915H); also called Carmi (NIV: Karmi) at 1Ch.4.1(?); Chelubai at 1Ch.2.9; Another name of ka.lev (כָּלֵב "Caleb" H3612H) § Chelub ai = "my caged one" son of Hezron of Judah; also 'Caleb'
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γαλεάγρα
galeagra — a wicker cage
a wicker cage
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(Heb. kelub’, Jer. 5:27, marg. “coop;” rendered “basket” in Amos 8:1), a basket of wicker-work in which birds were placed after being caught. In Rev. 18:2 it is the rendering of the Greek phulake, properly a prison or place of confinement.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.