H1443

גָּדַר

ga.darH:V

to wall up/off

1) to wall up, wall off, close off, build a wall 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wall up, shut off 1a2) masons (participle)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

גָּדַר verb wall up or off, build a wall (denominative? Late Hebrew id., Arabic and see גָּדֵר below) —

Qal Perfect גָּדַר Job 19:8 + 2 t., וְגָדַרְתִּ֫י Hos 2:8; Amos 9:11 Imperfect 2 masculine plural וַתִּגְדְּרוּ Ezek 13:5 Participle גֹּדֵר Isa 58:12; Ezek 22:30 plural גֹּדְרִים 2Kgs 12:13; 2Kgs 22:6 — wall up, shut off, literal only Participle, absolute = masons (wall-builders) 2Kgs 12:13; 2Kgs 22:6 also Isa 58:12 (object פֶּרֶץ); figurative of Yahweh's dealings with men, object אֹרַה Job 19:8, דֶּרֶך Lam 3:9 compare Hos 2:8 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb גָּדֵר), in all = obstructing path of life, compare also Lam 3:7 (with בַּעֲדִי); of restoring fallen booth of David Amos 9:11 (object פרצים); of repairing fortunes of Israel, a work neglected by prophets Ezek 13:5, and by all in power Ezek 22:30 (both with accusative of congnate meaning with verb)


7 occurrences

II Kings (1), Job (1), Isaiah (1), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (1), Amos (1)