Original Language Studio
Lamentations 3:7
“He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּדַרgâdar · gaw-dar'
H1443 · Hebrew
H1443 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to wall in or around
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- close up, fence up, hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.
- Grammar
- גָּדַ֧ר — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 10 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Kings 12:132 Kings 22:6Job 19:8Isaiah 58:12Lamentations 3:9
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 גָּדַר 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.