Word Study · Strong's H142 · Hebrew
אָדַר
adar
aw-dar'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼâdar
“to expand, i.e. be great or (figuratively) magnificent”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to expand, i.e. be great or (figuratively) magnificent
Rendered in the KJV as
(become) glorious, honourable.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- וְיַאְדִּֽיר׃1
- נֶאְדָּ֣ר1
- נֶאְדָּרִ֖י1
How it is rendered · 3
- [was] glorious1
- glorious1
- so he may make [it] glorious1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- HC/Vhu3ms1
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
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- HC/Vhu3ms · 1
- HVNrmsa · 1
- HVNrmsc · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 15:6נֶאְדָּרִ֖יne'dariverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.here: [was] glorious
- Exodus 15:11נֶאְדָּ֣רne'darverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularWho among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?here: glorious