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King James Bible

Strongs Number: H1438


Hebrew Word
גָּדַע
Transliteration
gâdaʻ
Phonetic
gaw-dah'
Part of Speech
Verb
Strongs Definition

to fell a tree; generally to destroy anything

BDB Definition

1. to cut, hew, chop, cut down, hew down, hew off, cut off, cut in two, shave off

a. (Qal) to hew, chop in two

b. (Niphal) to be chopped off, be hewn off

c. (Piel) to cut off or down in two, hew off or down in two

d. (Pual) to chop down, hew down

Origin
A primitive root
Bible Usage
cut ({asunder} in {sunder} {down} {off}) hew down.