Strong's Lexicon gada: To cut off, hew down, chop off Original Word: גָּדַע Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of cutting off or severing can be related to Greek terms like "ἀποκόπτω" (apokoptō - to cut off) found in the New Testament. Usage: The Hebrew verb "gada" primarily means to cut off or hew down. It is often used in the context of cutting down trees or severing something from its source. The term can also imply a decisive or violent action, often associated with judgment or destruction. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the act of cutting down trees was a common agricultural and construction activity. Trees were cut for building materials, fuel, and clearing land for agriculture. The metaphorical use of "gada" in the Bible often relates to divine judgment, where God "cuts off" nations, leaders, or individuals as a form of punishment or purification. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine sovereignty and justice. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to hew, hew down or off NASB Translation break (1), break off (1), chopped down (2), cut in pieces (1), cut it in pieces (1), cut of asunder (1), cut down (7), cut off (6), cut through (1), hew down (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs גָּדַע verb hew, hew down or off (Late Hebrew id. (rare), Aramaic גְּדַע Ithpe`el; Arabic  cut off hand or other member, mutilate) — Qal Perfect גָּדַע Lamentations 2:3; וְגָדַעְתִּ֫י 1 Samuel 2:31; Imperfect וָאָגְדַּע Zechariah 11:10,14; Participle passive גְּדוּעָה Isaiah 15:2 (so many editions but) Baer גְּרוּעָה; compare below, גְּדֻעִים Isaiah 10:33; — hew, cut in two, a staff Zechariah 11:10,14; metaphor hew off, an arm 1 Samuel 2:31; horns Lamentations 2:3; hew down, trees Isaiah 10:33; if in Isaiah 15:2 then = shave off (object זקן, beard), but no other indication of this meaning, and true ᵑ0 גְּרוּעָה, compare Baer's note & Jeremiah 48:37; see גרע. Niph`al Perfect נִגְדַּע Judges 21:6 נֶגְדַּע Jeremiah 50:23; 3feminine singular נִגְדְּעָה Jeremiah 48:25; וְנִגְדְּעָה consecutive Isaiah 22:25; 2masculine singular נִגְדַּעְתָּ Isaiah 14:12; 3plural וְנִגְדְּעוּ consecutive Ezekiel 6:6; Amos 3:14; — be hewn off, of altar-horns Amos 3:14, of idols Ezekiel 6:6 ("" נשׁבר); of severance of a tribe from nation Judges 21:6; figurative of king of Babylon Isaiah 14:12; of Babylon as hammer Jeremiah 50:23 ("" נשׁבר); of a minister, under figure of secure peg or pin Isaiah 22:25; of horn of Moab Jeremiah 48:25 ("" נשׁבר). Pi`el Perfect גִּדַּע2Chronicles 34:7, גִּדֵּ֑עַ2Chronicles 34:4; Psalm 107:16, וַיְגַדַּע2Chron 14:2, אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ Psalm 7:5; Isaiah 45:2, וַיְגַדְּעוּ2Chronicles 31:1; 3 masculine plural תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 12:3; — hew off, down, in two (compare Qal) of Asherîm Deuteronomy 7:5; 2Chron 14:2; 2 Chronicles 31:1, of idols Deuteronomy 12:3 (מְּסִילִים) 2 Chronicles 34:4,7 (חַמָּנִים); figurative horns of wicked Psalm 75:11; bars of iron (i.e. of Babylon's gates) Isaiah 45:2, compare Psalm 107:16. Pu`al Perfect גֻּדָּ֑עוּ Isaiah 9:9 hew down (of trees). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cut asunder, in sunder, down, off, hew down A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down. Forms and Transliterations אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ אֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃ אגדע אגדע׃ גְּדוּעִ֔ים גִּדֵּ֑עַ גִּדֵּֽעַ׃ גִּדַּ֖ע גָּדַ֣ע גֻּדָּ֔עוּ גדועים גדע גדע׃ גדעו וְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ וְנִגְדְּעָ֣ה וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ וַיְגַדְּע֣וּ וַיְגַדַּ֖ע וָֽאֶגְדַּע֙ וָאֶגְדַּ֖ע ואגדע וגדעתי ויגדע ויגדעו ונגדעה ונגדעו נִגְדְּעָה֙ נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ נִגְדַּ֥ע נִגְדַּע֙ נגדע נגדעה נגדעת תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן תְּגַדֵּע֔וּן תגדעון ’ă·ḡad·dê·a‘ ’ăḡaddêa‘ agadDea gā·ḏa‘ gaDa gāḏa‘ gə·ḏū·‘îm gəḏū‘îm geduIm gid·da‘ gid·dê·a‘ gidDa gidda‘ gidDea giddêa‘ gud·dā·‘ū guddā‘ū gudDau niḡ·da‘ niḡ·da‘·tā niḡ·də·‘āh nigDa niḡda‘ niḡda‘tā nigData niḡdə‘āh nigdeAh tə·ḡad·dê·‘ūn təḡaddê‘ūn tegaddeUn vaegDa vaygadDa vaygaddeU vegadaTi venigdeAh venigdeU wā’eḡda‘ wā·’eḡ·da‘ way·ḡad·da‘ way·ḡad·də·‘ū wayḡadda‘ wayḡaddə‘ū wə·ḡā·ḏa‘·tî wə·niḡ·də·‘āh wə·niḡ·də·‘ū wəḡāḏa‘tî wəniḡdə‘āh wəniḡdə‘ūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 7:5 HEB: תְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּ וַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙ תְּגַדֵּע֔וּן וּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖ם תִּשְׂרְפ֥וּן NAS: their [sacred] pillars, and hew down their Asherim, KJV: their images, and cut down their groves, INT: and smash their Asherim and hew their graven and burn Deuteronomy 12:3 Judges 21:6 1 Samuel 2:31 2 Chronicles 14:3 2 Chronicles 31:1 2 Chronicles 34:4 2 Chronicles 34:7 Psalm 75:10 Psalm 107:16 Isaiah 9:10 Isaiah 10:33 Isaiah 14:12 Isaiah 22:25 Isaiah 45:2 Jeremiah 48:25 Jeremiah 50:23 Lamentations 2:3 Ezekiel 6:6 Amos 3:14 Zechariah 11:10 Zechariah 11:14 22 Occurrences |
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