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גָּדַר

«גָּדַר» in the Tanakh dictionary: wall up — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 10 times · Key: 1443 · BDB: גָּדַר

Glosses

he.has.walled.up (3); I.will.wall.up (2); wall-builders (2)

Meaning (OSHB)

wall up tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. wall up or off, build wall tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. wall up or off, build a wall (denom.? NH id. Arabic جَدَرَ and v. גָּדֵר infr.)— Pf. גָּדַר Jb 19:8 + 2 times, וְגָדַרְתִּ֫י Ho 2:8 Am 9:11; Impf. 2 mpl. וַתִּגְדְּרוּ Ez 13:5; Pt. גֹּדֵר Is 58:12 Ez 22:30; pl. גֹּדְרִים 2 K 12:13; 22:6;—wall up, shut off, lit. only Pt., abs. = masons (wall-builders) 2 K 12:13; 22:6; also Is 58:12 (obj. פֶּרֶץ); fig. of Yahweh’s dealings with men, obj. אֹרַח Jb 19:8, דֶּרֶך La 3:9; cf. Ho 2:8 (acc. cogn. גָּדֵר), in all = obstructing path of life, cf. also La 3:7 (c. בַּעֲדִי); of restoring fallen booth of David Am 9:11 (obj. פרצים); of repairing fortunes of Israel, a work neglected by prophets Ez 13:5, and by all in power 22:30 (both c. acc. cogn.)

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 10 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (6 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «גָּדַר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Lamentations 3:9

גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ס

Word for word: he.has.walled.up ways my with hewn.[stone] paths my he.has.made.crooked

JPS 1917: He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone, He hath made my paths crooked.

Lamentations 3:7

גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃

Word for word: he.has.walled.up behind me and not I.will.go.out he.has.made.heavy fetter[s] my.bronze

JPS 1917: He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go forth; He hath made my chain heavy.

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