5087. nadar
Strong's Lexicon
nadar: To vow, make a vow

Original Word: נָדַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nadar
Pronunciation: naw-dar'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-dar')
Definition: To vow, make a vow
Meaning: to promise

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2171 (εὐχή, euchē) - a vow

- G2172 (εὔχομαι, euchomai) - to pray, to vow

Usage: The Hebrew verb "nadar" primarily means to make a vow or promise, often in a religious or solemn context. It involves a commitment to perform a certain action or to dedicate something to God. Vows were taken seriously in the biblical context, and fulfilling them was considered a moral and spiritual obligation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, making vows was a common practice, often associated with worship and devotion. Vows could be made in times of distress, as a form of thanksgiving, or as part of a religious ritual. The fulfillment of vows was seen as a demonstration of faithfulness and integrity. The Mosaic Law provided guidelines for making and fulfilling vows, emphasizing the importance of keeping one's word to God (Numbers 30:2).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to vow
NASB Translation
made (7), make (3), make vows (1), makes (2), takes (1), vow (6), vowed (8), vowing (1), vows (2), you will vow (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
נָדַר verb vow (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician נדר; "" form of נָזַר, q. v. ); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳נ Psalm 132:2; 2 Samuel 15:8; נָדָ֑ר Judges 11:39; 3feminine singular נָדָ֑רה Numbers 30:11; 2masculine singular נָדַרְתָּ Genesis 31:13 5t. Perfect; Imperfect. 3 masculine singular יִדֹּר Numbers 6:21 5t.; 2 masculine singular תִּדֹּר Deuteronomy 12:17 4t., תִּדּוֺר Ecclesiastes 5:4 4t. Imperfect; Imperative plural נִדְרוּ Psalm 76:12; Infinitive לִנְדֹּר Numbers 6:2; Deuteronomy 23:23; Participle נֹדֵר Leviticus 27:8; Malachi 1:14; — vow a vow נָדַר נֶדֶר Genesis 28:20; Genesis 31:13 (both E), Numbers 21:2 (J), Numbers 6:2; Numbers 30:3; Numbers 30:4 (P), Judges 11:30; 1 Samuel 1:11; 2 Samuel 15:8,7; Isaiah 19:21; נֶדֶר omitted Leviticus 27:8; Numbers 30:11 (P); Deuteronomy 23:23; Psalm 76:12; Ecclesiastes 5:4 (twice in verse); with לְ towhom Numbers 6:21; Deuteronomy 23:24; Malachi 1:14; Psalm 132:2; Ecclesiastes 5:3; נֶדֶר אֲשֶׁר נָדַר vow which he vowed Deuteronomy 12:11,17; Deuteronomy 23:22 (twice in verse); Judges 11:39; Jeremiah 44:25; Jonah 1:16; compare אֲשֶׁר אֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה ׳נ Jonah 2:10, אֵת אֲשֶׁר תִּדֹּר שַׁלֵּם Ecclesiastes 5:3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
make a vow

A primitive root; to promise (pos., to do or give something to God) -- (make a) vow.

Forms and Transliterations
הַנֹּדֵ֔ר הנדר וְנָדְרוּ־ וְנֹדֵ֛ר וַֽיִּדְּר֖וּ וַיִּדַּ֥ר וַיִּדַּ֨ר וַתִּדֹּ֨ר וידר וידרו ונדר ונדרו־ ותדר יִדֹּ֔ר יִדֹּ֨ר יִדֹּר֒ ידר לִנְדֹּ֑ר לִנְדֹּר֙ לנדר מִשֶּׁתִּדּ֖וֹר משתדור נִֽדֲר֣וּ נָ֝דַ֗ר נָדַ֖רְתִּי נָדַ֙רְנוּ֙ נָדַ֜רְתָּ נָדַ֣ר נָדַ֥רְתִּי נָדַ֥רְתָּ נָדָ֑ר נָדָ֑רָה נדר נדרה נדרו נדרנו נדרת נדרתי תִּדְּר֖וּ תִּדֹּ֔ר תִּדֹּ֖ר תִּדֹּ֨ר תִדֹּ֑ר תִדֹּ֥ר תדר תדרו han·nō·ḏêr hannoDer hannōḏêr lin·dōr linDor lindōr miš·šet·tid·dō·wr mishshettidDor miššettiddōwr nā·ḏā·rāh nā·ḏar nā·ḏār nā·ḏar·nū nā·ḏar·tā nā·ḏar·tî naDar nāḏar nāḏār naDarah nāḏārāh naDarnu nāḏarnū naDarta nāḏartā naDarti nāḏartî ni·ḏă·rū nidaRu niḏărū tid·də·rū tid·dōr ṯid·dōr tiddeRu tiddərū tidDor tiddōr ṯiddōr vaiyidDar vaiyiddeRu vattidDor venaderu venoDer wat·tid·dōr wattiddōr way·yid·dar way·yid·də·rū wayyiddar wayyiddərū wə·nā·ḏə·rū- wə·nō·ḏêr wənāḏərū- wənōḏêr yid·dōr yidDor yiddōr
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Genesis 28:20
HEB: וַיִּדַּ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב נֶ֣דֶר
NAS: Then Jacob made a vow, saying,
KJV: And Jacob vowed a vow, saying,
INT: made Jacob A vow

Genesis 31:13
HEB: מַצֵּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָדַ֥רְתָּ לִּ֛י שָׁ֖ם
NAS: where you made a vow
KJV: the pillar, [and] where thou vowedst a vow
INT: A pillar you made in it A vow

Leviticus 27:8
HEB: תַּשִּׂיג֙ יַ֣ד הַנֹּדֵ֔ר יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
NAS: to the means of the one who vowed, the priest
KJV: his ability that vowed shall the priest
INT: ability who vowed shall value the priest

Numbers 6:2
HEB: כִּ֤י יַפְלִא֙ לִנְדֹּר֙ נֶ֣דֶר נָזִ֔יר
NAS: makes a special vow, the vow
KJV: shall separate [themselves] to vow a vow
INT: When makes vow the vow of a Nazirite

Numbers 6:21
HEB: הַנָּזִיר֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדֹּר֒ קָרְבָּנ֤וֹ לַֽיהוָה֙
NAS: who vows his offering
KJV: of the Nazarite who hath vowed, [and of] his offering
INT: of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD

Numbers 6:21
HEB: נִדְרוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדֹּ֔ר כֵּ֣ן יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה
NAS: [else] he can afford; according to his vow which
KJV: to the vow which he vowed, so he must do
INT: to the vow which to his vow so shall do

Numbers 21:2
HEB: וַיִּדַּ֨ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל נֶ֛דֶר
NAS: So Israel made a vow to the LORD
KJV: And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD,
INT: made Israel A vow

Numbers 30:2
HEB: אִישׁ֩ כִּֽי־ יִדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר לַֽיהוָ֗ה
NAS: If a man makes a vow to the LORD,
KJV: If a man vow a vow unto the LORD,
INT: A man If makes A vow God

Numbers 30:3
HEB: וְאִשָּׁ֕ה כִּֽי־ תִדֹּ֥ר נֶ֖דֶר לַיהוָ֑ה
NAS: a woman makes a vow
KJV: If a woman also vow a vow
INT: A woman if makes A vow to the LORD

Numbers 30:10
HEB: בֵּ֥ית אִישָׁ֖הּ נָדָ֑רָה אֽוֹ־ אָסְרָ֥ה
NAS: However, if she vowed in her husband's
KJV: And if she vowed in her husband's
INT: house her husband's vowed or bound

Deuteronomy 12:11
HEB: נִדְרֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּדְּר֖וּ לַֽיהוָֽה׃
KJV: vows which ye vow unto the LORD:
INT: votive which vow to the LORD

Deuteronomy 12:17
HEB: נְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּדֹּ֔ר וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ וּתְרוּמַ֥ת
NAS: which you vow, or your freewill offerings,
KJV: nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings,
INT: of your votive which vow your freewill the contribution

Deuteronomy 23:21
HEB: כִּֽי־ תִדֹּ֥ר נֶ֙דֶר֙ לַיהוָ֣ה
NAS: When you make a vow to the LORD
KJV: When thou shalt vow a vow
INT: When make A vow to the LORD

Deuteronomy 23:22
HEB: וְכִ֥י תֶחְדַּ֖ל לִנְדֹּ֑ר לֹֽא־ יִהְיֶ֥ה
NAS: you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin
KJV: But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin
INT: if refrain vowing not become

Deuteronomy 23:23
HEB: וְעָשִׂ֑יתָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָדַ֜רְתָּ לַיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
NAS: as you have voluntarily vowed to the LORD
KJV: [even] a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD
INT: to perform what vowed to the LORD your God

Judges 11:30
HEB: וַיִּדַּ֨ר יִפְתָּ֥ח נֶ֛דֶר
NAS: Jephthah made a vow to the LORD
KJV: And Jephthah vowed a vow
INT: made Jephthah A vow

Judges 11:39
HEB: נִדְר֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָדָ֑ר וְהִיא֙ לֹא־
NAS: which he had made; and she had
KJV: with her [according] to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew
INT: to the vow which had made he no

1 Samuel 1:11
HEB: וַתִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר וַתֹּאמַ֗ר
NAS: She made a vow and said,
KJV: And she vowed a vow, and said,
INT: made A vow and said

2 Samuel 15:7
HEB: נִדְרִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־ נָדַ֥רְתִּי לַֽיהוָ֖ה בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃
NAS: which I have vowed to the LORD,
KJV: my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD,
INT: my vow which have vowed to the LORD Hebron

2 Samuel 15:8
HEB: כִּי־ נֵ֙דֶר֙ נָדַ֣ר עַבְדְּךָ֔ בְּשִׁבְתִּ֥י
NAS: For your servant vowed a vow
KJV: For thy servant vowed a vow
INT: for A vow vowed your servant was living

Psalm 76:11
HEB: נִֽדֲר֣וּ וְשַׁלְּמוּ֮ לַיהוָ֪ה
NAS: Make vows to the LORD your God
KJV: Vow, and pay unto the LORD
INT: Make and fulfill to the LORD

Psalm 132:2
HEB: נִ֭שְׁבַּע לַיהוָ֑ה נָ֝דַ֗ר לַאֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃
NAS: to the LORD And vowed to the Mighty One
KJV: unto the LORD, [and] vowed unto the mighty
INT: swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty of Jacob

Ecclesiastes 5:4
HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ תִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים
NAS: When you make a vow to God,
KJV: When thou vowest a vow unto God,
INT: what make A vow to God

Ecclesiastes 5:4
HEB: אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ תִּדֹּ֖ר שַׁלֵּֽם׃
NAS: Pay what you vow!
KJV: pay that which thou hast vowed.
INT: fools what vow Pay

Ecclesiastes 5:5
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־ תִדֹּ֑ר מִשֶּׁתִּדּ֖וֹר וְלֹ֥א
NAS: It is better that you should not vow than
KJV: Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow
INT: after you should not vow vow and not

31 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5087
31 Occurrences


han·nō·ḏêr — 1 Occ.
lin·dōr — 2 Occ.
miš·šet·tid·dō·wr — 1 Occ.
nā·ḏār — 3 Occ.
nā·ḏā·rāh — 1 Occ.
nā·ḏar·nū — 1 Occ.
nā·ḏar·tā — 2 Occ.
nā·ḏar·tî — 2 Occ.
ni·ḏă·rū — 1 Occ.
tid·də·rū — 1 Occ.
ṯid·dōr — 6 Occ.
way·yid·dar — 3 Occ.
way·yid·də·rū — 1 Occ.
wat·tid·dōr — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·ḏə·rū- — 1 Occ.
wə·nō·ḏêr — 1 Occ.
yid·dōr — 3 Occ.















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