# סָכַר (sakhar)

Israeli respelling: sa-khar. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5534. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

to shut up; by implication, to surrender

King James renderings: stop, give over. See also H5462 (סָגַר), H7936 (שָׂכַר).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/sakhar-h5534

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 8:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/8/2) — The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
- [Psalms 63:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/63/11) — But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
- [Isaiah 19:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/19/4) — And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.