Strong’s H142 · Hebrew

אָדַר
ʼâdar
aw-dar'

Definition

to expand, i.e. be great or (figuratively) magnificent

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • (become) glorious
  • honourable

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.