H1446 H1446
Gedor — a town in Judah's hill country and a proper name in Benjamite and Judahite genealogies
A proper name (גְּדוֹר / גְּדֹר) related to the Arabic جِدَارٌ ('wall'), suggesting a walled settlement. It designates both a place and persons. As a town, Gedor appears among the cities of Judah's hill country (Josh 15:58). In the Chronicler's genealogies, Gedor is listed as a 'son' of Penuel (1 Chr 4:4) and of Jered (1 Chr 4:18) — likely eponymous founders of the town. A Benjamite named Gedor of Gibeon also appears (1 Chr 8:31; 9:37). In 1 Chronicles 4:39 the text reads Gedor, though many scholars emend to Gerar.
Senses
1. Gedor (proper name, place/person) — The proper name Gedor, functioning as both a toponym and a personal name. As a place: a town in Judah's hill country (Josh 15:58), possibly also the location mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:39 (though LXX and many scholars read 'Gerar'). As personal names in Chronicler genealogies: a descendant of Judah through Penuel (1 Chr 4:4) and Jered (1 Chr 4:18), likely eponymous ancestors of the town. A Benjamite named Gedor appears at Gibeon (1 Chr 8:31; 9:37). The Arabic cognate جدار ('wall') suits a fortified settlement in the Judean highlands. 7×
AR["جَدور", "جَدُور", "وَ-جَدورُ", "وَجَدُور"]·ben["এবং-গদোর", "ও-গদোর", "গদোরের"]·DE["[גדור]", "[גדר]", "[הגדור]", "[וגדור]", "und-Gedor"]·EN["Gedor", "and-Gedor", "the-Gedor"]·FR["[גדור]", "[גדר]", "[הגדור]", "[וגדור]", "et-Gedor"]·heb["גדור", "גדר", "ה-גדור", "ו-גדור"]·HI["और-गदोर", "गदोर"]·ID["Dan-Gedor", "Gedor", "dan-Gedor"]·IT["[גדור]", "[גדר]", "[הגדור]", "[וגדור]", "e-Gedor"]·jav["Gédor", "Lan-Gédor", "lan-Gédor"]·KO["그-그돌", "그-와-그돌", "그도르", "그리고-그도르", "그리고-기도르"]·PT["Gedor", "e-Gedor", "o-Gedor"]·RU["Гедора", "и-Гедор"]·ES["Guedor", "Y-Guedor", "el-Guedor", "y-Gedor"]·SW["Gedori", "Na-Gedori", "na-Gedori", "wa-Gedori"]·TR["Gedor", "Gedor'un", "Ve-Gedor", "ve-Gedor"]·urd["اور-جدور", "جدور", "جدور-کا"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גְּדוֹר, גְּדֹר n.pr. (Arabic جِدَارٌ wall);— 1. n.pr.loc. city of Judah גְּדוֹר Jos 15:58; also as n.pr.m., under fig. of genealogy גְּדֹר son of Penuel 1 Ch 4:4, גְּדוֹר son of Yered 1 Ch 4:18; also הַגְּדוֹר 1 Ch 12:7 v. d. H. הַגְּדוּד Baer, cf. his note. 2. n.pr.loc. גְּדֹר 1 Ch 4:39, but read Gerar, according to 𝔊 Ew Hi Be al. 3. n.pr.m. גְּדוֹר 1 Ch 8:31; 9:37 a Benjamite, of Gibeon.