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נָדַר
nâdar · Hebrew · Strong's H5087 · 31 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “vow”
What it means
to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
vow
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
31 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 28 verses shown.
1 Samuel 1:11 HC/Vqw3fs2 Samuel 15:7 HVqp1cs2 Samuel 15:8 HVqp3msDeuteronomy 12:11 HVqi2mpDeuteronomy 12:17 HVqi2msDeuteronomy 23:21 HVqi2msDeuteronomy 23:22 HR/VqcDeuteronomy 23:23 HVqp2msEcclesiastes 5:4 HVqi2msEcclesiastes 5:5 HR/Tr/Vqi2msGenesis 28:20 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 31:13 HVqp2msIsaiah 19:21 HC/Vqq3cpJudges 11:30 HC/Vqw3msJudges 11:39 HVqp3msJeremiah 44:25 HVqp1cpJonah 1:16 HC/Vqw3mpJonah 2:9 HVqp1csLeviticus 27:8 HTd/VqrmsaMalachi 1:14 HC/VqrmsaNumbers 6:2 HR/VqcNumbers 6:21 HVqi3msNumbers 21:2 HC/Vqw3msNumbers 30:2 HVqi3msNumbers 30:3 HVqi3fsNumbers 30:10 HVqp3fsPsalm 76:11 HVqv2mpPsalm 132:2 HVqp3ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.