The meaning of “גָּדַע”
Understanding gâdaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down. - to fell a tree - generally, to destroy anything 1) to cut, hew, chop, c...
גָּדַע
cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down. - to fell a tree - generally, to destroy anything 1) to cut, hew, chop, cut down, hew down, hew off, cut off, cut in two, shave off 1a) (Qal) to hew, chop in two 1b) (Niphal) to be chopped off, be hewn off 1c) (Piel) to cut off or down in two, hew off or down in two 1d) (Pual) to chop down, hew down
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 12:3 | “And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.” Word: גָּדַע (gâdaʻ) | |
| 1 Samuel 2:31 | “Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.” Word: גָּדַע (gâdaʻ) | |
| Psalms 107:16 | “For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.” Word: גָּדַע (gâdaʻ) | |
| Jeremiah 50:23 | “How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!” Word: גָּדַע (gâdaʻ) | |
| Ezekiel 6:6 | “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.” Word: גָּדַע (gâdaʻ) |
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