סֶגֶר בַּעֲדוֹ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Shut Him In/ to shut behind/ shut upon

הגדרה (אנגלית)

He closed it. He closed it behind him. In question: He prevented him (while listening to his surroundings, behind him).

("And they that went in, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in behind him" — Genesis 7:16 (Noah and the ark), and likewise: "Go, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your door behind you; hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast" — Isaiah 26:20, and likewise: "And he drew near to the doorway of her house / and the woman shut him in behind her / and she seized him by his garment / and saw his great beauty and stature / she lifted her face and said to him" — Isaac ibn Sahula (13th century) / they said he was in Ashdod, and likewise: "And it is not fitting for a prisoner / to be sitting outside — and you shut the door behind you!" — Shaul Tchernichovsky / In the Heat of the Day)