Quick Definition
to honor
Strong's Definition
to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: countenance, crooked place, glorious, honour, put forth.
TWOT Reference: 477
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to honour, adorn, glorify, be high
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to swell
1a1a) swelling (pass participle)
1a2) to honour, pay honour to, show partiality
1a3) to adorn
1a3a) adorned (pass participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be honoured
1c) (Hithpael) to honour oneself, claim honour
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to honour, adorn, glorify, be high
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to swell
1a1a) swelling (pass participle)
1a2) to honour, pay honour to, show partiality
1a3) to adorn
1a3a) adorned (pass participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be honoured
1c) (Hithpael) to honour oneself, claim honour
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
הָדַר
hâdar
BDB Definition:
1) to honour, adorn, glorify, be high
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to swell
1a1a) swelling (passive participle)
1a2) to honour, pay honour to, show partiality
1a3) to adorn
1a3a) adorned (passive participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be honoured
1c) (Hithpael) to honour oneself, claim honour
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 477
Total KJV Occurrences: 8