עָגַן ʻâgan

Meaning

to debar, i.e. from marriage

In the King James Version: stay.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Ruth 1:13 would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”