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הֲדַר

𐤄𐤃𐤓

hădar

H1922 verb

SILEX Entry

Root הדר to adorn, to honor, to glorify, to be magnificent

Definition

To glorify, honor, or show esteem, especially through public proclamation, recognition, or bestowal of visible marks of respect or status; to ascribe dignity or grandeur to someone or something. In context, often refers to the act of exalting a person's status, rendering acknowledgment of their significance or qualities.

Semantic Range

to glorify, to honor, to magnify, to exalt, to acknowledge greatness, to bestow dignity

Root / Etymology

Aramaic noun/verb derived from the root הדר, which in both Hebrew and Aramaic conveys the sense of glory, honor, or majesty. Although the Hebrew root הדר (h-d-r) primarily relates to beauty, splendor, or majesty, in the Aramaic dialect used in portions of Daniel and Ezra, it often carries the more specific connotation of honoring or glorifying (especially a person or deity).

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, הֲדַר (hădar) appears only within the Aramaic sections (notably Daniel and Ezra) and exhibits a semantic field related to public declarations of glory and honor. This is especially prominent in royal or court contexts where subjects, officials, or deities are glorified or acknowledged as worthy of dignity. The nuance in Aramaic goes beyond the Hebrew sense of visual beauty or magnificence to include explicit acts of praise, elevation, and recognition. Over time, as Aramaic became the lingua franca of the Persian and Hellenistic periods, the sense of הֲדַר in these texts sometimes overlaps with later ideas of public homage or official bestowal of titles, though always in a cultural context distinct from later religious terminology. Modern translations sometimes flatten the term to 'honor' or 'glorify,' but in the original contexts it can imply a formal or ceremonial recognition tied to status, reputation, or divine acknowledgment. Distinguished from related Hebrew terms like כָּבֵד (to make heavy, honor, give weight) and שׁבח (to praise), which have different nuances and typical contexts.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

lemma הֲדַּר extra dagesh, corrected to הֲדַר; (Aramaic) corresponding to הָדַר; to magnify (figuratively); glorify, honour.

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Root Family

הדר (h-d-r) — splendor, majesty, honor, adornment

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1921 הָדַר adorned one
H1923 הֲדַר my majesty
H1924 הֲדַר Hadar
H1925 הֶדֶר splendor of
H1926 הָדָר my majesty

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1922-03 וְ/הַדְּרֵ֑ת vehaderet AC/Vpp1cs and-honored and I have glorified 1
H1922-01 הַדַּֽרְתָּ hadareta AVpp2ms you have glorified you have glorified 1
H1922-02 וּ/מְהַדַּר֙ umehadar AC/Vprmsa and-was-glorifying and from the honor of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1922-03 Daniel 4:31 וְ/הַדְּרֵ֑ת vehaderet AC/Vpp1cs and-honored and I have glorified
H1922-02 Daniel 4:34 וּ/מְהַדַּר֙ umehadar AC/Vprmsa and-was-glorifying and from the honor of
H1922-01 Daniel 5:23 הַדַּֽרְתָּ hadareta AVpp2ms you have glorified you have glorified
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