ʼădargâzêr — H148

Definition

masculine noun

a chief diviner, or astrologer

1. judge (diviner), counsellor

Usually translated as

judge

Origin

(Aramaic) from the same as H147, and H1505

• Same as ʼiddar (H147)
• Same as Gᵉzar (H1505)

Greek equivalents

• hēgéomai (G2233)

Occurrences

ʼădargâzêr occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (2)

• Daniel 3:2 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges (אֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּא֩), the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• Daniel 3:3 — Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges (אֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּ֣א), the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.