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אֲדָר H143

H143 is the Hebrew word אֲדָר, transliterated ʼĂdâr and said ad-awr'. The King James Version most often renders it adar.

Word: אֲדָרTransliteration: ʼĂdârSaid: ad-awr'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

Adar, the 12th Hebrew month.

Where it comes from

probably of foreign derivation; perhaps meaning fire.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

adar 6×

Strong's own list of renderings: Adar.

Verses using אֲדָר

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Esther 3:13 · KJV

And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

Esther 9:1 · KJV

Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

Esther 9:15 · KJV

For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

Esther 9:17 · KJV

On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Esther 9:19 · KJV

Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

Esther 9:21 · KJV

To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

Common questions

What does Strong's H143 mean?

H143 is the Hebrew word אֲדָר (ʼĂdâr), meaning Adar, the 12th Hebrew month.

How is H143 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it adar (6 times).

How many times does H143 appear in the Bible?

אֲדָר (ʼĂdâr) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H143 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably of foreign derivation; perhaps meaning fire.

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