To vow
נָדַרStrong’s H5087nadar (na-dar)
Appears in 28 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Nadar is the Hebrew word usually translated “vow”, “vowed” and “vows”. It appears in 28 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,”
Meaning
- To vow, make a vow(Qal) to vow a vow
How it's translated
- you will vow 6
- he will vow 3
- and he vowed 2
- he vowed 2
- you vowed 1
- the vows 1
- to vow 1
- and it vowed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 6
- Deuteronomy 5
- Genesis 2
- Judges 2
- 2 Samuel 2
- Psalms 2
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 31:13I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
- Leviticus 27:8But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
- Numbers 6:2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
- Numbers 6:21This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.
- Numbers 21:2And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
- Numbers 30:2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
Hebrew dictionary
נָדַר nadar · to vow
1) to vow, make a vow 1a) (Qal) to vow a vow
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “vow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VOW, noun
- A solemn promisemade to God, or by a pagan to his deity.
- A solemn promise; as the vows of unchangeable love and fidelity.
All definitions and other forms of “vow”
VOW, verb transitive
- To give, consecrate or dedicate to God by a solemn promise. Genesis 28:20“When thou vowest a vow defer not to pay it” Ecclesiastes 5:4
- To devote.
VOW, verb intransitive
To make vows or solemn promises. He that vows, must be careful to perform.
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.