גָּדַע

ga.daVerbH1438

to cut down/off

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to cut, hew, chop, cut down, hew down, hew off, cut off, cut in two, shave off 1a) (Qal) to hew, chop in two 1b) (Niphal) to be chopped off, be hewn off 1c) (Piel) to cut off or down in two, hew off or down in two 1d) (Pual) to chop down, hew down

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

19 times

Appears 19 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
4
2 Chronicles
3
Deuteronomy
2
Jeremiah
2
Zechariah
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 2:31
  • 2 Chronicles 34:7
  • Deuteronomy 7:5
  • Isaiah 14:12
  • Judges 21:6

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