◄ 142. adar ►
Strong's Lexicon adar: To be glorious, to be majestic, to be noble Original Word: אָדַר 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 Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts 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.