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Glory

הֶ֫דֶרStrong’s H1925

heder (he-der)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Heder is the Hebrew word usually translated “splendor of”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.”
Daniel 11:20 KJV
Meaning
  1. Ornament, splendour, adornment, glory
How it's translated
  • splendor of 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Daniel 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    הֶ֫דֶר heder · glory

    ornament, splendour, adornment, glory

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “glory” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    GLO'RY, noun

    [Latin gloria; planus; hence, bright, shining. glory then, is brightness, splendor. The Latin floreo, to blossom, to flower, to flourish, is probably of the same family.]

    1. Brightness; luster; splendor.“For he received from God the Father honor and glory when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory” 2 Peter 1:17
    2. Splendor; magnificence.
    3. The circle of rays surrounding the head of a figure in painting.
    4. Praise ascribed in adoration; honor.“Glory to God in the highest” Luke 2:14
    All definitions and other forms of “glory”
    1. Honor; praise; fame; renown; celebrity.
    2. The felicity of heaven prepared for the children of God; celestial bliss.“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterwards receive me to glory” Psalms 73:24
    3. In scripture, the divine presence; or the ark, the manifestation of it.“The glory is departed from Israel” 1 Samuel 4:21
    4. The divine perfections or excellence.“The heavens declare the glory of God” Psalms 19:1
    5. Honorable representation of God.
    6. Distinguished honor or ornament; that which honors or makes renowned; that of which one may boast.“Babylon, the glory of kingdoms” Isaiah 13:19
    7. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance; as vain glory
    8. Generous pride.

    GLO'RY, verb intransitive

    [Latin glorior, from gloria.]

    1. “Glory ye in his holy name. Psa 105” 1 Chronicles 16:10
    2. To boast; to be proud of.

    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 Hebrew, not from any one translation.