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Strong's H5737 עֲדַר (adar)

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

Strong's Number H5737
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 11
Books 6

Strong's H5737 Quick Answer

Strong's H5737 עָדַר (`adar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `adar (aw-dar') v. 1. to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe) 2. (hence) to muster and so to miss (or find wanting) It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include faileth, battle, and want. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`adar (aw-dar') v. 1. to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe) 2. (hence) to muster and so to miss (or find wanting)
Usage
11 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
faileth, battle, and want

Meaning and Definition

`adar (aw-dar') v. 1. to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe) 2. (hence) to muster and so to miss (or find wanting) [a primitive root] KJV: dig, fail, keep (rank), lack.

Original Word
עָדַר
Transliteration
`adar
Derivation
Root: עדר
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5737. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5737 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.

faileth Isaiah 40:26 battle 1 Chronicles 12:33 want Isaiah 34:16

How Strong's H5737 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 11 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5737 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 H5737 in the Old Testament

11 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 30:19 KJV

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

2 Samuel 17:22 KJV

Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.

1 Kings 4:27 KJV

And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

Usage Excerpts

First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5737.

1 Samuel 30:19 Old Testament, KJV
And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
2 Samuel 17:22 Old Testament, KJV
Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
1 Kings 4:27 Old Testament, KJV
And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
1 Chronicles 12:33 Old Testament, KJV
Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
1 Chronicles 12:38 Old Testament, KJV
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
Isaiah 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Isaiah 7:25 Old Testament, KJV
And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
Isaiah 34:16 Old Testament, KJV
Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
Isaiah 40:26 Old Testament, KJV
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Isaiah 59:15 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
Zephaniah 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5737, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5737 FAQ

What does adar (עֲדַר) mean?

Adar (Strong's H5737) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dig". `adar (aw-dar') v. 1. to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe) 2. (hence) to muster and so to miss (or find wanting)

How many times is adar (עֲדַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H5737 across 6 books.

Where can I study adar (עֲדַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5737 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate adar (עֲדַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as faileth, battle, and want. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.