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Judges 11:30

“And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

נָדַרnâdar · naw-dar'
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
  • יִּדַּ֨ר — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage
Occurs 31 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 28:20Genesis 31:13Leviticus 27:8Numbers 6:2Numbers 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.

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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.