Glory
הָדָרStrong’s H1926hadar (ha-dar)
Appears in 29 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Hadar is the Hebrew word usually translated “majesty”, “splendor” and “majesty your”. It appears in 29 verses of the Old Testament.
“And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.”
Meaning
- Ornament, splendour, honourornament · splendour, majesty · honour, glory
How it's translated
- and majesty 6
- splendor 3
- and majesty your 3
- and from splendor of 3
- and honor 2
- majesty of 2
- splendor of 2
- with majesty 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 13
- Isaiah 6
- Proverbs 2
- Ezekiel 2
- Leviticus 1
- Deuteronomy 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 33:17His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
- Job 40:10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
- Psalms 8:5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
- Psalms 21:5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
- Psalms 29:4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
Hebrew dictionary
הָדָר hadar · glory
1) ornament, splendour, honour 1a) ornament 1b) splendour, majesty 1c) honour, 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.]
- 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
- Splendor; magnificence.
- The circle of rays surrounding the head of a figure in painting.
- Praise ascribed in adoration; honor.“Glory to God in the highest” Luke 2:14
All definitions and other forms of “glory”
- Honor; praise; fame; renown; celebrity.
- 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
- In scripture, the divine presence; or the ark, the manifestation of it.“The glory is departed from Israel” 1 Samuel 4:21
- The divine perfections or excellence.“The heavens declare the glory of God” Psalms 19:1
- Honorable representation of God.
- Distinguished honor or ornament; that which honors or makes renowned; that of which one may boast.“Babylon, the glory of kingdoms” Isaiah 13:19
- Pride; boastfulness; arrogance; as vain glory
- Generous pride.
GLO'RY, verb intransitive
[Latin glorior, from gloria.]
- “Glory ye in his holy name. Psa 105” 1 Chronicles 16:10
- 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.