Strong's H1443 · Hebrew
גָּדַר
gâdar · /gaw-dar'/
Definition
to wall in or around
KJV: close up, fence up, hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גָּדַר across 10 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
10 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
2 Kings2 verses
And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. was: Heb. went forth
2 Kings 22:6Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
Job1 verse
Lamentations2 verses
Ezekiel2 verses
Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. gaps: or, breaches made: Heb. hedged the hedge
Ezekiel 22:30And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1443 (gâdar) mean?
to wall in or around
How many times does H1443 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1443 (גָּדַר) appears in 10 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “up.”
How is gâdar translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1443 is rendered as “up” (4×), “masons” (2×), “hedged” (1×), “inclosed” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word גָּדַר come from?
a primitive root;