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Strong's H1921 הָדַר (hadar)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1921 — epiginosko (“have”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1921
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 7
Books 5

Strong's H1921 Quick Answer

Strong's H1921 הָדַר (hadar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. hadar (haw-dar') v. 1. to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive) 2. (by implication) to favor or honour, be high or proud It has 7 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include countenance, honour, place, crooked, and glorious. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
hadar (haw-dar') v. 1. to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive) 2. (by implication) to favor or honour, be high or proud
Usage
7 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
countenance, honour, place, crooked, and glorious

Meaning and Definition

hadar (haw-dar') v. 1. to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive) 2. (by implication) to favor or honour, be high or proud [a primitive root] KJV: countenance, crooked place, glorious, honour, put forth.

Original Word
הָדַר
Transliteration
hadar
Derivation
Root: הדר
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1921. 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)

to honor

Usage: 1) to honour, adorn, glorify, be high 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swell 1a1a) swelling (pass participle) 1a2) to honour, pay honour to, show partiality 1a3) to adorn 1a3a) adorned (pass participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be honoured 1c) (Hithpael) to honour oneself, claim honour

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How Strong's H1921 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render hadar, 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.

countenance Exodus 23:3 crooked Isaiah 45:2 glorious Isaiah 63:1 honour Leviticus 19:32 honoured Lamentations 5:12 place Proverbs 25:6

How Strong's H1921 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 7 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1921 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 H1921 in the Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 23:3 KJV

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

Leviticus 19:15 KJV

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Leviticus 19:32 KJV

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

Usage Excerpts

First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1921.

Exodus 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Leviticus 19:15 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Leviticus 19:32 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Proverbs 25:6 Old Testament, KJV
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Isaiah 45:2 Old Testament, KJV
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
Isaiah 63:1 Old Testament, KJV
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Lamentations 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1921, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1921 FAQ

What does hadar (הָדַר) mean?

Hadar (Strong's H1921) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "honour". hadar (haw-dar') v. 1. to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive) 2. (by implication) to favor or honour, be high or proud

How many times is hadar (הָדַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H1921 across 5 books.

Where can I study hadar (הָדַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1921 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate hadar (הָדַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as countenance, honour, place, crooked, glorious, and honoured. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.