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Strong's H117 אַדִּיר (addir)

Addir means “excellent” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G117 — athenaios (“Athenian”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H117
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 11

Strong's H117 Quick Answer

Strong's H117 אַדִּיר (addiyr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. addiyr (ad-deer') adj. 1. wide 2. (generally) large It has 25 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include excellent, famous, lordly, gallant, and goodly. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
addiyr (ad-deer') adj. 1. wide 2. (generally) large
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
excellent, famous, lordly, gallant, and goodly

Meaning and Definition

addiyr (ad-deer') adj. 1. wide 2. (generally) large 3. (figuratively) powerful [from H142] KJV: excellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(- ier one), noble, principal, worthy. Root(s): H142

Original Word
אַדִּיר
Transliteration
addiyr
Derivation
Root: אדר First root strongs: 142
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H117. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

great

Usage: 1) great, majestic 1a) of waters of sea 1b) of a tree 1c) of kings, nations, gods 2) great one, majestic one 2a) of nobles, chieftains, servants

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How Strong's H117 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render addiyr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

excellent Psalms 8:1 famous Psalms 136:18 gallant Isaiah 33:21 goodly Ezekiel 17:23 lordly Judges 5:25

How Strong's H117 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H117 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H117 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 15:10 KJV

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Judges 5:13 KJV

Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.

Judges 5:25 KJV

He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H117.

Exodus 15:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Judges 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
Judges 5:25 Old Testament, KJV
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
1 Samuel 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
2 Chronicles 23:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
Nehemiah 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their LORD.
Nehemiah 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
Psalms 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Psalms 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Psalms 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Psalms 76:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
Psalms 93:4 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Psalms 136:18 Old Testament, KJV
And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Isaiah 10:34 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
Isaiah 33:21 Old Testament, KJV
But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
Jeremiah 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
Jeremiah 25:34 Old Testament, KJV
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Jeremiah 25:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
Jeremiah 25:36 Old Testament, KJV
A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.
Jeremiah 30:21 Old Testament, KJV
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 17:23 Old Testament, KJV
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
Ezekiel 32:18 Old Testament, KJV
Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.
Nahum 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
Nahum 3:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Zechariah 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H117, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H117 FAQ

What does addir (אַדִּיר) mean?

Addir (Strong's H117) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "excellent". addiyr (ad-deer') adj. 1. wide 2. (generally) large

How many times is addir (אַדִּיר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H117 across 11 books.

Where can I study addir (אַדִּיר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H117 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate addir (אַדִּיר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as excellent, famous, lordly, gallant, and goodly. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.