Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Adar
Usage: Adar = "glorious" twelfth month, corresponding to modern March-April Also named: a.dar (אֲדָר "Adar" H0144)
Strong's Number
H143
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
1
Strong's H143 Quick Answer
Strong's H143 אֲדָר (Adar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Adar (ad-awr') n/t. 1. perhaps meaning fire 2. Adar, the 12th Hebrew month It has 8 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include adar. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Adar (ad-awr') n/t. 1. perhaps meaning fire 2. Adar, the 12th Hebrew month
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- adar
Meaning and Definition
Adar (ad-awr') n/t. 1. perhaps meaning fire 2. Adar, the 12th Hebrew month [probably of foreign derivation] KJV: Adar.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H143. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H143 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Adar, 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.
Adar
Esther 3:7
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How Strong's H143 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 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H143 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 H143 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H143.
In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H143, grouped by book.
Esther 8 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H143 FAQ
What does adar (אֲדָר) mean?
Adar (Strong's H143) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Adar". Adar (ad-awr') n/t. 1. perhaps meaning fire 2. Adar, the 12th Hebrew month
How many times is adar (אֲדָר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H143 across 1 book.
Where can I study adar (אֲדָר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H143 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate adar (אֲדָר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as adar. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.