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גְּדֵרָה H1448
H1448 is the Hebrew word גְּדֵרָה, transliterated gᵉdêrâh and said ghed-ay-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it hedges.
What it means
enclosure (especially for flocks).
Where it comes from
feminine of H1447 (גָּדֵר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (sheep-) cote (fold) hedge, wall.
Verses using גְּדֵרָה
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 32:16 · KJV
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
Numbers 32:24 · KJV
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Numbers 32:36 · KJV
And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
1 Samuel 24:3 · KJV
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
1 Chronicles 4:23 · KJV
These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
Psalm 89:40 · KJV
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
Jeremiah 49:3 · KJV
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
Ezekiel 42:12 · KJV
And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
Nahum 3:17 · KJV
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Zephaniah 2:6 · KJV
And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1448 mean?
H1448 is the Hebrew word גְּדֵרָה (gᵉdêrâh), meaning enclosure (especially for flocks).
How is H1448 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hedges (4 times), folds (3 times), sheepfolds (1 time), sheepcotes (1 time), wall (1 time).
How many times does H1448 appear in the Bible?
גְּדֵרָה (gᵉdêrâh) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1448 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H1447 (גָּדֵר).
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