5737. adar

Lexicon

adar: To be majestic, to be glorious, to be noble

Original Word: עֲדַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: `adar
Pronunciation: ah-dar
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-dar')
Definition: To be majestic, to be glorious, to be noble
Meaning: to arrange as a battle, a vineyard, to muster, to miss

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dig, fail, keep rank, lack

A primitive root; to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe); hence, to muster and so to miss (or find wanting) -- dig, fail, keep (rank), lack.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [עָדַר] verb probably (si vera lectio) help (Aramaic loan-word, Syriac ᵑ7 עֲדַר (rare) = Hebrew עזר q. v.; > Thes, assuming meaning arrange, order); —

Qal Infinitive cstr. לַעֲדֹר 1 Chronicles 12:34 (Baer Ginsb; van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:33; this meaning also ᵐ5 ᵑ9); but < Manuscripts לַעֲוֺר (compare v.1 Chronicles 12:18; v.1 Chronicles 12:22; v.1 Chronicles 12:23, van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:17; v.1 Chronicles 12:21; v.1 Chronicles 12:22), so Kau Buhl; Participle plural construct עֹדְרֵי מַעֲרָכָה v.1 Chronicles 12:39 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:38), read עֹרְכֵי (q. v. v.1 Chronicles 12:34) ᵐ5 Kau; see ערך.

II. [עָדַר] verb hoe (Late Hebrew id.; so Arabic (in Syria) , pick, hoe, Cuche ( also Dozy^{ii. 101 b}); compare Fl^{Kl. Schr. ii. 628}); —

Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular לֹא יֵעָדֵר Isaiah 5:6 it (the vineyard) shall not be hoed ("" יִזָּמֵר); 3 masculine plural כַּמַּעְדֵּר יֵעָדֵר֑וּן Isaiah 7:25 which used to be hoed with the hoe (subject הֶהָרִים).

III. [עָדַר] verb

Niph`al be lacking, fail (Arabic remain or lag behind); —

Niph`al Perfect, all with לֹא3masculine singular נֶעְדַּר לָהֶם 1 Samuel 30:19 not anything was lacking to them; נֶעְדָּ֑ר none was lacking 2 Samuel 17:22; Isaiah 40:25; of ׳י, Zephaniah 3:5 he doth not fail; 3 feminine singular נֶעְדָּ֔רָה Isaiah 34:16 no wild beast is lacking. Participle feminine נֶעְדֶּ֫רֶת Isaiah 59:15 truth has become lacking.

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine plural לֹא יְעֲדְּרוּ דָּבָּ֑ר 1 Kings 5:7 they left nothing lacking.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G142 (αἴρω, airō): To raise, take up, lift
• G622 (ἀπόλλυμι, apollymi): To destroy, to perish
• G722 (ἁρπάζω, harpazō): To seize, to snatch away
• G1392 (δοξάζω, doxazō): To glorify, to honor
• G2990 (λανθάνω, lanthanō): To escape notice, to be hidden
• G4626 (στέγω, stegō): To cover, to protect

These Greek entries provide a broader understanding of the concepts related to עֲדַר (adar), encompassing ideas of lifting, destruction, seizing, glorifying, escaping notice, and protection. Each Greek term offers a different perspective on the themes of arrangement, presence, and absence found in the Hebrew verb עֲדַר (adar).

Usage: The verb עֲדַר (adar) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often related to the organization or arrangement of people or things. It can denote the act of mustering troops or arranging a vineyard, as well as the concept of missing or lacking something.

Context: • The verb עֲדַר (adar) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of arranging or mustering, particularly in military contexts. For example, it can refer to the organization of troops in preparation for battle. This usage underscores the importance of order and readiness in ancient warfare.
• In agricultural contexts, עֲדַר (adar) can describe the arrangement or tending of a vineyard. This reflects the careful planning and organization required in viticulture to ensure a fruitful harvest.
• The term can also convey the idea of missing or lacking, suggesting an absence or deficiency. This usage highlights the nuanced nature of the word, as it can imply both presence (in terms of arrangement) and absence (in terms of missing).
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated in various ways depending on the context, capturing the multifaceted nature of the word.

Forms and Transliterations

וְלַעֲדֹ֖ר ולעדר יְעַדְּר֖וּ יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּן יֵעָדֵ֔ר יעדר יעדרו יעדרון נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת נֶעְדַּר־ נֶעְדָּ֔ר נֶעְדָּ֔רָה נֶעְדָּֽר׃ נעדר נעדר־ נעדר׃ נעדרה נעדרת ne‘·dā·rāh ne‘·dār ne‘·dar- ne‘·de·reṯ ne‘dār ne‘dar- ne‘dārāh ne‘dereṯ nedar neDarah neDeret velaaDor wə·la·‘ă·ḏōr wəla‘ăḏōr yə‘addərū yê‘āḏêr yê‘āḏêrūn yê·‘ā·ḏê·rūn yê·‘ā·ḏêr yə·‘ad·də·rū yeaddeRu yeaDer yeAdeRun

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 30:19
HEB: וְלֹ֣א נֶעְדַּר־ לָ֠הֶם מִן־
NAS: of theirs was missing, whether
KJV: And there was nothing lacking to them, neither
INT: nothing was missing whether small

2 Samuel 17:22
HEB: אַחַד֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־
NAS: one remained who
KJV: light there lacked not one
INT: one not remained who had not

1 Kings 4:27
HEB: חָדְשׁ֑וֹ לֹ֥א יְעַדְּר֖וּ דָּבָֽר׃
NAS: in his month; they left nothing
KJV: in his month: they lacked nothing.
INT: his month not left nothing

1 Chronicles 12:34
HEB: חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אָ֑לֶף וְלַעֲדֹ֖ר בְּלֹא־ לֵ֥ב
INT: fifty A thousand dig not care for

Isaiah 5:6
HEB: יִזָּמֵר֙ וְלֹ֣א יֵעָדֵ֔ר וְעָלָ֥ה שָׁמִ֖יר
NAS: It will not be pruned or hoed, But briars
KJV: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up
INT: will not be pruned or hoed will come briars

Isaiah 7:25
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּן לֹֽא־ תָב֣וֹא
NAS: which used to be cultivated with the hoe,
KJV: And [on] all hills that shall be digged with the mattock,
INT: which the hoe to be cultivated you will not go

Isaiah 34:16
HEB: מֵהֵ֙נָּה֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔רָה אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָ֖הּ
NAS: of these will be missing; None
KJV: of these shall fail, none
INT: of these not will be missing none mate

Isaiah 40:26
HEB: אִ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א נֶעְדָּֽר׃ ס
NAS: Not one [of them] is missing.
KJV: in power; not one faileth.
INT: one before is missing

Isaiah 59:15
HEB: וַתְּהִ֤י הָֽאֱמֶת֙ נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת וְסָ֥ר מֵרָ֖ע
NAS: Yes, truth is lacking; And he who turns aside
KJV: Yea, truth faileth; and he [that] departeth
INT: become truth is lacking turns evil

Zephaniah 3:5
HEB: לָאוֹר֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔ר וְלֹֽא־ יוֹדֵ֥עַ
NAS: to light; He does not fail. But the unjust
KJV: to light, he faileth not; but the unjust
INT: to light no fail no knows

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5737
10 Occurrences

ne‘·dar- — 4 Occ.
ne‘·dā·rāh — 1 Occ.
ne‘·de·reṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·la·‘ă·ḏōr — 1 Occ.
yə·‘ad·də·rū — 1 Occ.
yê·‘ā·ḏêr — 1 Occ.
yê·‘ā·ḏê·rūn — 1 Occ.