Strong's Lexicon

H5087

H5087 — נָדַר

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

HebrewnadarverbOccurrences: 31TWOT: 1308

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5087
Word:נָדַר
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:31
Transliteration:nadar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:naw-dar'
Meaning:1. to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)
KJV Renderings:(make a) vow.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5006

נָדַר verb vow (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician נדר; || form of נָזַר , q. v. ); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ נ Ps 132:2; 2Sam 15:8 נָדָ֑ר Judg 11:39 3 feminine singular נָדָ֑רה Num 30:11 2 masculine singular נָדַרְתָּ Gen 31:13 + 5 t. Perfect; Imperfect. 3 masculine singular יִדֹּר Num 6:21 + 5 t.; 2 masculine singular תִּדֹּר Deut 12:17 + 4 t., תִּדּוֺר Eccl 5:4 + 4 t. Imperfect; Imperative plural נִדְרוּ Ps 76:12 Infinitive לִנְדֹּר Num 6:2; Deut 23:23 Participle נֹדֵר Lev 27:8; Mal 1:14 — vow a vow נָדַר נֶדֶר Gen 28:20; Gen 31:13 (both E ), Num 21:2 ( J ), Num 6:2; Num 30:3; Num 30:4 ( P ), Judg 11:30; 1Sam 1:11; 2Sam 15:8; 2Sam 15:7; Isa 19:21 נֶדֶר omitted Lev 27:8; Num 30:11 ( P ); Deut 23:23; Ps 76:12; Eccl 5:4 (twice in verse); with לְ towhom Num 6:21; Deut 23:24; Mal 1:14; Ps 132:2; Eccl 5:3 נֶדֶר אֲשֶׁר נָדַר vow which he vowed Deut 12:11; Deut 12:17; Deut 23:22 (twice in verse); Judg 11:39; Jer 44:25; Jonah 1:16 compare אֲשֶׁר אֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה ׳ נ Jonah 2:10, אֵת אֲשֶׁר תִּדֹּר שַׁלֵּם Eccl 5:3.


Other Resources

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

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