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masgēr מַסְגֵּר ‘locksmith’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from sāgar סָגַר ‘to shut’
Roots: סגר

masgēr n, m
1) a shutting up, locksmith, smith, dungeon, enclosure, builder of bulwarks
 1a) locksmith, smith
 1b) dungeon

Mentioned in 2 Kings 24:14, 24:16 Isaiah 24:22, 42:7 Jeremiah 24:1, 29:2 Psalms 142:8

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