H1716 דָּגַר

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

דָּגַר

dâgar · daw-gar'

Definition

to brood over eggs or young

KJV Renderings

gather, sit.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root,

KJV Verses (2)

Isaiah 34:15There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Jeremiah 17:11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.