Vow
נֶ֫דֶרStrong’s H5088neder (ne-der)
Appears in 57 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Neder is the Hebrew word usually translated “vow”, “vows my” and “vows your”. It appears in 57 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
- Vow, votive offering
How it's translated
- a vow 17
- vows my 7
- vows your 6
- vows her 5
- vow his 3
- vow her 2
- vow 2
- and votive offerings your 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 19
- Psalms 9
- Leviticus 6
- Deuteronomy 6
- Proverbs 3
- Genesis 2
15 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 7:16But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
- Leviticus 22:18Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
- Leviticus 22:21And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
- Leviticus 22:23Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
- Leviticus 23:38Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.
All 57 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
נֶ֫דֶר neder · vow
vow, votive offering
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.