The meaning of “גָּדֵר”
Understanding gâdêr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
fence, hedge, wall. - a circumvallation - by implication, an inclosure 1) fence, wall
גָּדֵר
fence, hedge, wall. - a circumvallation - by implication, an inclosure 1) fence, wall
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 22:24 | “But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.” Word: גָּדֵר (gâdêr) | |
| Ezra 9:9 | “For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.” Word: גָּדֵר (gâdêr) | |
| Psalms 80:12 | “Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?” Word: גָּדֵר (gâdêr) | |
| Ecclesiastes 10:8 | “He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.” Word: גָּדֵר (gâdêr) | |
| Isaiah 5:5 | “And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:” Word: גָּדֵר (gâdêr) |
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