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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