Strong’s H1438 · Hebrew
גָּדַע
gâdaʻ
gaw-dah'
Definition
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything
Etymology
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
- cut (asunder
- in sunder
- down
- off)
- hew down
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.