Strong's H5737 · Hebrew
עֲדַר
ʻădar · /aw-dar'/
Definition
to arrange as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe); hence, to muster and so to miss (or find wanting)
KJV: dig, fail, keep (rank), lack.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered עֲדַר across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Chronicles2 verses
Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. expert: or, rangers of battle, or, ranged in battle keep: or, set the battle in array not: Heb. without a heart and a heart
1 Chronicles 12:38All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
Isaiah5 verses
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Isaiah 7:25And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
Isaiah 34:16Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Isaiah 59:15Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. maketh: or, is accounted mad it displeased: Heb. it was evil in his eyes
Topics that use this word
Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5737 (ʻădar) mean?
to arrange as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe); hence, to muster and so to miss (or find wanting)
How many times does H5737 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5737 (עֲדַר) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “faileth.”
How is ʻădar translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5737 is rendered as “faileth” (3×), “digged” (2×), “lacked” (2×), “fail” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word עֲדַר come from?
a primitive root;