Strong’s H1448 · Hebrew

גְּדֵרָה
gᵉdêrâh
ghed-ay-raw'

Definition

enclosure (especially for flocks)

Etymology

feminine of H1447 (גָּדֵר);

Where the KJV renders it

  • (sheep-) cote (fold) hedge
  • wall

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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