1443. gadar

Strong's Lexicon

gadar: To wall up, to build a wall, to enclose, to fence

Original Word: גָּדַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gadar
Pronunciation: gah-dar
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-dar')
Definition: To wall up, to build a wall, to enclose, to fence
Meaning: to wall in, around

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "gadar," the concept of building or enclosing can be related to Greek words such as "τεῖχος" (teichos - wall) and "περιφράσσω" (periphrasso - to fence around).

Usage: The Hebrew verb "gadar" primarily means to build or construct a wall, often for the purpose of protection or separation. It can also imply the act of enclosing or fencing in an area. In a broader sense, it can be used metaphorically to describe the act of setting boundaries or limits.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, walls were crucial for the protection of cities and properties. They served as physical barriers against invaders and wild animals. The act of building a wall, therefore, was not only a practical endeavor but also a symbolic one, representing security, strength, and the establishment of boundaries. In a spiritual context, walls could symbolize the separation between the holy and the profane, or the protection of God's people from external influences.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to wall up or off, to build a wall
NASB Translation
blocked (1), build (2), build the wall (1), masons (2), repairer (1), wall (1), walled (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גָּדַר verb wall up or off, build a wall (denominative? Late Hebrew id., Arabic and see גָּדֵר below) —

Qal Perfect גָּדַר Job 19:8 2t., וְגָדַרְתִּ֫י Hosea 2:8; Amos 9:11; Imperfect2masculine plural וַתִּגְדְּרוּ Ezekiel 13:5; Participle גֹּדֵר Isaiah 58:12; Ezekiel 22:30; plural גֹּדְרִים 2 Kings 12:13; 2 Kings 22:6; — wall up, shut off, literal only Participle, absolute = masons (wall-builders) 2 Kings 12:13; 2 Kings 22:6; also Isaiah 58:12 (object מֶּרֶץ); figurative of Yahweh's dealings with men, object אֹרַה Job 19:8, דֶּרֶך Lamentations 3:9; compare Hosea 2:8 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb גָּדֵר), in all = obstructing path of life, compare also Lamentations 3:7 (with בַּעֲדִי); of restoring fallen booth of David Amos 9:11 (object פרצים); of repairing fortunes of Israel, a work neglected by prophets Ezekiel 13:5, and by all in power Ezekiel 22:30 (both with accusative of congnate meaning with verb)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

close up, fence up, hedge, enclose, make up a wall, mason, repairer

A primitive root; to wall in or around -- close up, fence up, hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.

Forms and Transliterations

גָ֭דַר גָּדַ֤ר גָּדַ֧ר גֹּֽדֵר־ גֹּדֵ֣ר גדר גדר־ וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ וְגָדַרְתִּ֣י וְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑ים וְלַגֹּֽדְרִים֙ וַתִּגְדְּר֥וּ וגדרתי ולגדרים ותגדרו gā·ḏar ḡā·ḏar Gadar gāḏar ḡāḏar gō·ḏêr gō·ḏêr- goDer gōḏêr gōḏêr- vattigdeRu vegadarTi velaggodeRim wat·tiḡ·də·rū wattiḡdərū wə·ḡā·ḏar·tî wə·lag·gō·ḏə·rîm wəḡāḏartî wəlaggōḏərîm

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 12:12
HEB: וְלַגֹּֽדְרִים֙ וּלְחֹצְבֵ֣י הָאֶ֔בֶן
NAS: and to the masons and the stonecutters,
KJV: And to masons, and hewers of stone,
INT: the masons and hewers stone

2 Kings 22:6
HEB: לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וְלַבֹּנִ֖ים וְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑ים וְלִקְנ֤וֹת עֵצִים֙
NAS: and the builders and the masons and for buying
KJV: and builders, and masons, and to buy
INT: to the carpenters and the builders and the masons buying timber

Job 19:8
HEB: אָרְחִ֣י גָ֭דַר וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר
NAS: He has walled up my way
KJV: He hath fenced up my way
INT: my way has walled cannot pass

Isaiah 58:12
HEB: וְקֹרָ֤א לְךָ֙ גֹּדֵ֣ר פֶּ֔רֶץ מְשֹׁבֵ֥ב
NAS: And you will be called the repairer of the breach,
KJV: and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach,
INT: will raise will be called the repairer of the breach the restorer

Lamentations 3:7
HEB: גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א
NAS: He has walled me in so that I cannot
KJV: He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out:
INT: has walled about cannot

Lamentations 3:9
HEB: גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית
NAS: He has blocked my ways
KJV: He hath inclosed my ways
INT: has blocked my ways hewn

Ezekiel 13:5
HEB: עֲלִיתֶם֙ בַּפְּרָצ֔וֹת וַתִּגְדְּר֥וּ גָדֵ֖ר עַל־
NAS: nor did you build the wall around
KJV: into the gaps, neither made up the hedge
INT: gone the breaches build the hedge around

Ezekiel 22:30
HEB: מֵהֶ֡ם אִ֣ישׁ גֹּֽדֵר־ גָּדֵר֩ וְעֹמֵ֨ד
NAS: among them who would build up the wall
KJV: for a man among them, that should make up the hedge,
INT: for A man build the wall and stand

Hosea 2:6
HEB: דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ בַּסִּירִ֑ים וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־ גְּדֵרָ֔הּ
NAS: with thorns, And I will build a wall
KJV: with thorns, and make a wall,
INT: her way thorns will build wall her paths

Amos 9:11
HEB: דָּוִ֖יד הַנֹּפֶ֑לֶת וְגָדַרְתִּ֣י אֶת־ פִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ן
NAS: of David, And wall up its breaches;
KJV: that is fallen, and close up the breaches
INT: of David the fallen and wall breaches ruins

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1443
10 Occurrences

ḡā·ḏar — 3 Occ.
gō·ḏêr — 2 Occ.
wat·tiḡ·də·rū — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡā·ḏar·tî — 2 Occ.
wə·lag·gō·ḏə·rîm — 2 Occ.