אֲגַדֵּֽעַ — Isaiah 45:2 Hebrew Word Study

אֲגַדֵּֽעַ

𐤀𐤂𐤃𐤏

agadea

I will cut

a primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything; cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.

Isaiah 45:2 · Word #12

Lexicon `H1438`

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`p` — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation	`i` — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person	`1` — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender	`c` — Common — Common (both genders)
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular

I will hew down

Root	גדע (g-d-ʿ)
Core Meanings	cutting down, felling, hewing, severing, destroying by cutting
Semantic Range	to cut down (trees), to hew off, to sever, to destroy by cutting, to remove violently or decisively
Conceptual Significance	Often used of felling trees or destroying people or power structures, this verb evokes the image of forceful removal and judgment. It can symbolize divine judgment, the cutting off of the wicked, or the decisive end of strength and pride.
Morphological Notes	Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative nuance), imperfect (yiqtol) form, 1st person common singular; expresses future or determined action by the speaker.
Rendering Rationale	The root גדע conveys the act of cutting down, especially felling a tree or severing something decisively. The Piel stem intensifies the action, and the 1st person common singular imperfect form indicates "I will" perform this decisive cutting, hence "I will hew down" preserves both the vivid root imagery and the grammatical form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Deuteronomy 7:5	תְּגַדֵּע֔וּ/ן	tegadeun	you shall cut down
Deuteronomy 12:3	תְּגַדֵּע֑וּ/ן	tegadeun	you shall cut down
Judges 21:6	נִגְדַּ֥ע	nigeda	is cut off
1 Samuel 2:31	וְ/גָֽדַעְתִּי֙	vegadaeti	and I will cut off
Isaiah 9:9	גֻּדָּ֔עוּ	gudau	have been cut down
Isaiah 10:33	גְּדוּעִ֔ים	geduim	will be hewn down
Isaiah 14:12	נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ	nigedaeta	you have been cut down
Isaiah 22:25	וְ/נִגְדְּעָ֣ה	venigedeah	and-will-be-cut-down
Isaiah 45:2	אֲגַדֵּֽעַ	agadea	I will cut
Jeremiah 48:25	נִגְדְּעָה֙	nigedeah	has been cut off
Jeremiah 50:23	נִגְדַּע֙	nigeda	is cut off
Ezekiel 6:6	וְ/נִגְדְּעוּ֙	venigedeu	and cut down
Amos 3:14	וְ/נִגְדְּעוּ֙	venigedeu	and-they-will-be-cut-off
Zechariah 11:10	וָ/אֶגְדַּ֖ע	vaegeda	and I broke
Zechariah 11:14	וָֽ/אֶגְדַּע֙	vaegeda	and-I-cut-asunder
Psalms 75:11	אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ	agadea	I will cut off
Psalms 107:16	גִּדֵּֽעַ	gidea	he cut
Lamentations 2:3	גָּדַ֣ע	gada	He has cut off
2 Chronicles 14:2	וַ/יְגַדַּ֖ע	vayegada	and he cut down
2 Chronicles 31:1	וַ/יְגַדְּע֣וּ	vayegadeu	and-they-cut-down
2 Chronicles 34:4	גִּדֵּ֑עַ	gidea	he cut down
2 Chronicles 34:7	גִּדַּ֖ע	gida	he-cut-down