Hâdar — H1921

Definition

verb

to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud

1. to honour, adorn, glorify, be high
1. (Qal)
1. to swell
1. swelling (pass participle)
2. to honour, pay honour to, show partiality
3. to adorn
1. adorned (pass participle)
2. (Niphal) to be honoured
3. (Hithpael) to honour oneself, claim honour

Usually translated as

countenance, glorious, crooked place, honour, put forth

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• doxázō (G1392)
• eulogéō (G2127)
• thaumázō (G2296)
• timáō (G5091)

Occurrences

Hâdar occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (2)

• Exodus 23:3 — Neither shalt thou countenance (תֶהְדַּ֖ר) a poor man in his cause.
• Leviticus 19:32 — Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and (וְהָדַרְתָּ֖) honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
• Proverbs 25:6 — Put not forth thyself (תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר) in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
• Isaiah 45:2 — I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight (וַהֲדוּרִ֖ים): I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
• Isaiah 63:1 — Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious (הָד֣וּר) in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.