עָגַן
agan
Formal HebrewMeaningTo tie a boat to the land so it does not move away.
HistoryThis root appears in the Talmud, a very old Jewish book of laws and stories. It was used to talk about a woman who is "tied" to her husband and cannot remarry. The meaning of tying a boat came later, but it uses the same idea of being tied to one place.
Example
The ship anchored in the port.
