Strong's Lexicon

H1438

H1438 — גָּדַע

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

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HebrewgadaverbOccurrences: 22TWOT: 316

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1438
Word:גָּדַע
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:22
Transliteration:gada
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:` (gaw-dah') v.
Meaning:1. to fell a tree 2. (generally) to destroy anything
KJV Renderings:cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.

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BDB1512

גָּדַע verb hew, hew down or off (Late Hebrew id. (rare), Aramaic גְּדַע Ithpe`el; Arabic [untranscribed source text 816] cut off hand or other member, mutilate) —

Qal Perfect גָּדַע Lam 2:3 וְגָדַעְתִּ֫י 1Sam 2:31 Imperfect וָאָגְדַּע Zech 11:10; Zech 11:14 Participle passive גְּדוּעָה Isa 15:2 (so many editions but) Baer גְּרוּעָה; compare below, גְּדֻעִים Isa 10:33 — hew, cut in two, a staff Zech 11:10; Zech 11:14 metaphor hew off, an arm 1Sam 2:31 horns Lam 2:3 hew down, trees Isa 10:33 if in Isa 15:2 then = shave off (object זקן , beard), but no other indication of this meaning, and true ᵑ0 גְּרוּעָה, compare Baer's note & Jer 48:37 see גרע .
Niph`al Perfect נִגְדַּע Judg 21:6 נֶגְדַּע Jer 50:23 3 feminine singular נִגְדְּעָה Jer 48:25 וְנִגְדְּעָה consecutive Isa 22:25 2 masculine singular נִגְדַּעְתָּ Isa 14:12 3 plural וְנִגְדְּעוּ consecutive Ezek 6:6; Amos 3:14 — be hewn off, of altar-horns Amos 3:14, of idols Ezek 6:6 (|| נשׁבר); of severance of a tribe from nation Judg 21:6 figurative of king of Babylon Isa 14:12 of Babylon as hammer Jer 50:23 (|| נשׁבר); of a minister, under figure of secure peg or pin Isa 22:25 of horn of Moab Jer 48:25 (|| נשׁבר).
Pi`el Perfect גִּדַּע 2Chr 34:7 , גִּדֵּ֑עַ 2Chr 34:4 ; Ps 107:16, וַיְגַדַּע 2Chr 14:2 , אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ Ps 7:5; Isa 45:2, וַיְגַדְּעוּ 2Chr 31:1 3 masculine plural תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן Deut 7:5; Deut 12:3 — hew off, down, in two (compare Qal) of Asherîm Deut 7:5; 2Chr 14:2; 2Chr 31:1 , of idols Deut 12:3 (פְּסִילִים) 2Chr 34:4; 2Chr 34:7 (חַמָּנִים); figurative horns of wicked Ps 75:11 bars of iron (i.e. of Babylon's gates) Isa 45:2, compare Ps 107:16.
Pu`al Perfect גֻּדָּ֑עוּ Isa 9:9 hew down (of trees).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גדע (gāh-dag’)

Lamentations 2:8

KJV: The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.destroying: Heb. swallowing up
EHCC: He hath cut off in (his) flerce anger

Zechariah 11:10

KJV: And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
EHCC: and cut it asunder, that 1

Isaiah 10:83

EHCC: high ones of stature (shall be) Aewn down .

Isaiah 14:12

KJV: How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!O Lucifer: or, O day star
EHCC: art thou ext down to the ground,

Jeremiah 48:25

KJV: The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.
EHCC: The horn of Moab és cut off,

Ezekiel 6:6

KJV: In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.images: or, sun images
EHCC: and your im: 6 .

2 Chronicles 34:4

KJV: And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.the images: or, the sun imagesgraves: Heb. face of the graves
EHCC: above them, he cut down ;

Psalms 107:16

KJV: For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
EHCC: cué the bars of iron in sunder,

Deuteronomy 7:5

KJV: But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.their images: Heb. their statues, or, pillars
EHCC: cut down their groves,

2 Chronicles 14:3

KJV: For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:images: Heb. statues
EHCC: (2).and cut down the groves:

Psalms 75:10

KJV: All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
EHCC: (11).the wicked also sill I cut off ;

Isaiah 45:2

KJV: I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
EHCC: and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

Isaiah 9:10

KJV: The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
EHCC: (9). the sycomores are cut down, .

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