Original Language Studio
Genesis 28:20
“And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָדַרnâdar · naw-dar'
H5087 · Hebrew
H5087 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (make a) vow.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּדַּ֥ר — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 31 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:13Leviticus 27:8Numbers 6:2Numbers 6:21Numbers 6:21
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָדַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.