What does גֶּדֶר mean in the Bible?
גֶּדֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "a circumvallation".
Hebrew · H1444
גֶּדֶר
A circumvallation
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גֶּדֶר H1444
What does גֶּדֶר mean in the Bible?
גֶּדֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "a circumvallation".
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How does the BSB render H1444?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the wall (1), wall (1).
Where does גֶּדֶר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 24:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of the wall 1× Ezekiel 42:10
wall 1× Proverbs 24:31
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Usage map
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First aligned row Proverbs 24:31
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Proverbs 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
גֶּ֣דֶר 1x ge·ḏer Ezekiel 42:10
וְגֶ֖דֶר 1x wə·ḡe·ḏer Proverbs 24:31
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Proverbs 24:31
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 42:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a circumvallation
Source Gloss
a circumvallation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a circumvallation BDB: wall Usage: wall.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֶּדֶר is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain