Strong’s H4525 · Hebrew
מַסְגֵּר
maçgêr
mas-gare'
Definition
a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison
Etymology
from H5462 (סָגַר);
Where the KJV renders it
- prison
- smith
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