Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to wall up/off
Usage: 1) to wall up, wall off, close off, build a wall 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wall up, shut off 1a2) masons (participle)
Strong's Number
H1443
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
7
Strong's H1443 Quick Answer
Strong's H1443 גָּדַר (gadar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gadar (gaw-dar') v. 1. to wall in or around [a primitive root] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include masons, hedge, repairer, wall, and close. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- gadar (gaw-dar') v. 1. to wall in or around [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- masons, hedge, repairer, wall, and close
Meaning and Definition
gadar (gaw-dar') v. 1. to wall in or around [a primitive root] KJV: close up, fence up, hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1443. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1443 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gadar, 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.
How Strong's H1443 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 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1443 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 H1443 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1443.
And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1443, grouped by book.
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1443 FAQ
What does gadar (גָּדַר) mean?
Gadar (Strong's H1443) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "close up". gadar (gaw-dar') v. 1. to wall in or around [a primitive root]
How many times is gadar (גָּדַר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H1443 across 7 books.
Where can I study gadar (גָּדַר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1443 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate gadar (גָּדַר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as masons, hedge, repairer, wall, and close. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.