גָּדַע

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H1438

Transliteration: gâdaʻ

Pronunciation: gaw-dah'

Definition: cut

Original: גּדע

Transliteration: gâda‛

Phonetic: gaw-dah'

BDB Definition:

to cut, hew, chop, cut down, hew down, hew off, cut off, cut in two, shave off
1. (Qal) to hew, chop in two
2. (Niphal) to be chopped off, be hewn off
3. (Piel) to cut off or down in two, hew off or down in two
4. (Pual) to chop down, hew down

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 316