גָּדַע

Strong’s Definition

to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to cut, hew, chop, cut down, hew down, hew off, cut off, cut in two, shave off
• 2.(qal) to hew, chop in two
• 3.(niphal) to be chopped off, be hewn off
• 4.(piel) to cut off or down in two, hew off or down in two
• 5.(pual) to chop down, hew down

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâdaʻ; Pronunciation: gaw-dah'