Strong’s H1447 · Hebrew
גָּדֵר
gâdêr
gaw-dare'
Definition
a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure
Etymology
from H1443 (גָּדַר);
Where the KJV renders it
- fence
- 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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