Honor
הֲדַרStrong’s H1923hadar (ha-dar)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Hadar is the Aramaic word usually translated “majesty my” and “majesty the”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?”
Meaning
- Honour, majesty
How it's translated
- majesty my 2
- and majesty the 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 4:36In contextAt the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
- Daniel 5:18In contextO thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
Aramaic dictionary
הֲדַר hadar · honor
honour, majesty Aramaic of ha.dar (הָדַר "to honor" H1921)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “honor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HON'OR, noun
on'or. [Latin honor honos.]
- The esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation.
- A testimony of esteem; any expression of respect or of high estimation by words or actions; as the honors of war; military honors; funeral honors; civil honors.
- Dignity; exalted rank or place; distinction.“I have given thee riches and honor” 1 Kings 3:13“Thou art clothed with honor and majesty” Psalms 104:1
- Reverence; veneration; or any act by which reverence and submission are expressed, as worship paid to the Supreme Being.
All definitions and other forms of “honor”
- Reputation; good name; as, his honor is unsullied.
- True nobleness of mind; magnanimity; dignified respect for character, springing from probity, principle or moral rectitude; a distinguishing trait in the character of good men.
- An assumed appearance of nobleness; scorn of meanness, springing from the fear of reproach, without regard to principle; as, shall I violate my trust? Forbid it, honor
- Any particular virtue much valued; as bravery in men, and chastity in females.
- Dignity of mien; noble appearance.
- That which honors; he or that which confers dignity; as, the chancellor is an honor to his profession.
- Privileges of rank or birth; in the plural.
- Civilities paid.
- That which adorns; ornament; decoration.
- A noble kind of seignory or lordship, held of the king in capite.
HON'OR, verb intransitive
on'or. [Latin honoro.]
- To revere; to respect; to treat with deference and submission, and perform relative duties to.
- To reverence; to manifest the highest veneration for, in words and actions; to entertain the most exalted thoughts of; to worship; to adore.
- To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to elevate in rank or station; to exalt.“Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor” Esther 6:9
- To glorify; to render illustrious.“I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host” Exodus 14:4
- To treat with due civility and respect in the ordinary intercourse of life.
- In commerce, to accept and pay when due; as, to honor a bill of exchange.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.