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גָּדַע

𐤂𐤃𐤏

gâdaʻ

H1438 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To cut off, sever, or bring to an abrupt end; the act of physically or figuratively cutting, especially in the sense of felling trees, breaking off branches, or terminating a person, group, or thing. Used both in literal contexts of hewing down wood and in metaphorical senses for decisive destruction, removal, or exclusion from a group or purpose.

Semantic Range

to fell (a tree), to cut off, to sever relationships or people, to destroy or eliminate, to break off (branches), to interrupt, to end abruptly, to exclude

Root / Etymology

From the root גדע, conveying the idea of cutting or severing. The verb form denotes the action of cutting off, felling, or removing, either physically (as in trees or branches) or metaphorically (as in people or destinies).

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the biblical period, גָּדַע is used for both concrete actions (such as felling trees—Deut 19:5; 20:20, or cutting off body parts—Judg 1:6) and extended figurative contexts (as in the destruction of people, groups, or power—Jer 10:3; Job 14:2). Its use signals a decisive, often violent, termination, as opposed to gradual decline (cf. כרת, 'to cut, to make a covenant or to cut off, often used for formal or ritual severing'). In monarchic and exilic texts, it can connote not only physical destruction but also societal or cultic exclusion. English translations typically render the word as 'cut off,' 'hew down,' or 'destroy,' but these may overlook nuances of exile or irreversible separation inherent in some contexts.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

גדע (g-d-ʿ) — to cut, to sever, to fell, to break off

Root גּ־ד־ע to cut, to sever, to fell, to break off
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1439 גִּדְעוֹן Hewer
H1440 גִּדְעֹם Cutting-Off Place
H1441 גִּדְעֹנִי Gideoni-descendant

Word Forms

16 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H1438-10 תְּגַדֵּע֔וּ/ן tegadeun HVpi2mp/Sn you shall cut down you will cut off you shall cut off 2
H1438-05 גִּדֵּֽעַ gidea HVpp3ms he cut he severed off he cut off 2
H1438-07 נִגְדַּ֥ע nigeda HVNp3ms is cut off has been cut off has been cut off 2
H1438-16 וְ/נִגְדְּעוּ֙ venigedeu HC/VNq3cp and cut down and they were cut off and they were cut off 2
H1438-11 וָ/אֶגְדַּ֖ע vaegeda HC/Vqw1cs and I broke and I cut off and I cut off 2
H1438-01 אֲגַדֵּֽעַ agadea HVpi1cs I will cut I will cut down I will cut down 2
H1438-06 גֻּדָּ֔עוּ gudau HVPp3cp have been cut down they were cut off they were cut off 1
H1438-09 נִגְדְּעָה֙ nigedeah HVNp3fs has been cut off she was cut off has been cut off 1
H1438-03 גְּדוּעִ֔ים geduim HVqsmpa will be hewn down cut-off ones cut-off ones 1
H1438-04 גִּדַּ֖ע gida HVpp3ms he-cut-down he hewed down he hewed down 1

Occurrences in Scripture

22 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H1438-10 Deuteronomy 7:5 תְּגַדֵּע֔וּ/ן tegadeun HVpi2mp/Sn you shall cut down you will cut off you shall cut off
H1438-10 Deuteronomy 12:3 תְּגַדֵּע֑וּ/ן tegadeun HVpi2mp/Sn you shall cut down you will cut off you will cut off
H1438-07 Judges 21:6 נִגְדַּ֥ע nigeda HVNp3ms is cut off has been cut off has been cut off
H1438-14 1 Samuel 2:31 וְ/גָֽדַעְתִּי֙ vegadaeti HC/Vqq1cs and I will cut off and I will cut off and I will cut off
H1438-06 Isaiah 9:9 גֻּדָּ֔עוּ gudau HVPp3cp have been cut down they were cut off they were cut off
H1438-03 Isaiah 10:33 גְּדוּעִ֔ים geduim HVqsmpa will be hewn down cut-off ones cut-off ones
H1438-08 Isaiah 14:12 נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ nigedaeta HVNp2ms you have been cut down you were cut off you have been cut down
H1438-15 Isaiah 22:25 וְ/נִגְדְּעָ֣ה venigedeah HC/VNq3fs and-will-be-cut-down and she was cut off and will be cut down
H1438-01 Isaiah 45:2 אֲגַדֵּֽעַ agadea HVpi1cs I will cut I will cut down I will cut down
H1438-09 Jeremiah 48:25 נִגְדְּעָה֙ nigedeah HVNp3fs has been cut off she was cut off has been cut off
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