142. adar
Strong's Lexicon
adar: To be glorious, to be majestic, to be noble

Original Word: אדר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: adar
Pronunciation: ah-dar
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-dar')
Definition: To be glorious, to be majestic, to be noble
Meaning: to expand, be great, magnificent

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts of glory and majesty is δόξα (doxa), Strong's Greek #1391, which also conveys the idea of glory, honor, and splendor.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "adar" conveys the sense of being glorious, majestic, or noble. It is often used to describe the splendor and majesty of God, as well as the nobility or grandeur of certain individuals or objects. The term emphasizes the inherent dignity and honor associated with the subject.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, concepts of glory and majesty were deeply intertwined with the divine nature of God. The Israelites viewed God as the ultimate source of glory and majesty, and these attributes were often ascribed to Him in worship and praise. The use of "adar" in the Hebrew Bible reflects this cultural understanding, highlighting the reverence and awe that the people of Israel held for their God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
wide, great
NASB Translation
glorious (1), majestic (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[אָדַר] verb (poetry)

wide, great, (thence) high, noble (? Assyrian adâru DlW) —

Niph`al Participle majestic, glorious, of ׳י, נֶאְדָּר Exodus 15:11; construct נֶאְדָּרִי Exodus 15:6 (see Di);

Hiph`il Imperfect יַאְדִּיר make glorious the teaching Isaiah 42:21 (׳י subject)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
become glorious, honorable

A primitive root; to expand, i.e. Be great or (figuratively) magnificent -- (become) glorious, honourable.

Forms and Transliterations
וְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ ויאדיר׃ נֶאְדָּ֣ר נֶאְדָּרִ֖י נאדר נאדרי ne’·dā·rî ne’·dār ne’dār ne’dārî neDar nedaRi veyaDir wə·ya’·dîr wəya’dîr
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 15:6
HEB: יְמִֽינְךָ֣ יְהוָ֔ה נֶאְדָּרִ֖י בַּכֹּ֑חַ יְמִֽינְךָ֥
NAS: O LORD, is majestic in power,
KJV: O LORD, is become glorious in power:
INT: your right LORD is majestic power hand

Exodus 15:11
HEB: מִ֥י כָּמֹ֖כָה נֶאְדָּ֣ר בַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁ נוֹרָ֥א
NAS: is like You, majestic in holiness,
KJV: among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness,
INT: Who is like majestic holiness Awesome

Isaiah 42:21
HEB: יַגְדִּ֥יל תּוֹרָ֖ה וְיַאְדִּֽיר׃
NAS: the law great and glorious.
KJV: the law, and make [it] honourable.
INT: to make the law and glorious

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 142
3 Occurrences


ne’·dār — 1 Occ.
ne’·dā·rî — 1 Occ.
wə·ya’·dîr — 1 Occ.
















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