נָדַר nadar
Hebrew word for “to vow” · Strong’s H5087 · used 31 times in 28 verses
Meaning
1) to vow, make a vow; 1a) (Qal) to vow a vow
How it is translated
Glosses given for nadar in context, with how often each is used:
- will vow 11
- vowed 9
- have vowed 3
- one who vows 1
- vow 1
- has vowed 1
- make a vow 1
- had vowed 1
- make vows 1
- more than what you will vow 1
- one who makes a vow 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Deuteronomy | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 4 | 1.3 | |
| Genesis | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Jonah | 2 | 2.9 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Also in 1 more book.
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 30 (3), Deuteronomy 23 (3), Numbers 6 (2), Deuteronomy 12 (2), Judges 11 (2), 2 Samuel 15 (2), Ecclesiastes 5 (2), Genesis 28 (1), Genesis 31 (1), Leviticus 27 (1)
Forms
- תדר 6
- וידר 3
- ידר 3
- נדר 3
- נדרת 2
- לנדר 2
- נדרתי 2
- הנדר 1
- נדרה 1
- תדרו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with nadar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- נֶדֶר neder “vow” 19
- שָׁלֵם salem “to complete” 7
- אִסָּר esar “injunction” 3
- אִם im “if” 7
- פֶּה peh “lip” 5
- אָסַר asar “to bind” 3
- זָבַח zavach “to sacrifice” 3
- זֶבַח zevach “sacrifice” 3
- נָזִיר nazir “Nazirite” 2
- אָחַר achar “to delay” 2
- אוֹ o “or” 3
- נְדָבָה nedavah “voluntariness” 2
Key verses
The verses using nadar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 28:20 — And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
- Numbers 6:2 — Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves…
- Numbers 30:2 — If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out…
- Deuteronomy 12:11 — Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt…
- Deuteronomy 12:17 — Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows…
- 1 Samuel 1:11 — And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid,…
- Psalms 76:11 — Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 — When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
- Isaiah 19:21 — And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto…
- Jonah 1:16 — Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
- Jonah 2:9 — But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
- Malachi 1:14 — But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of…
See all 28 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.