Lexical Definition

‎נֶדֶר‎ neder (neh'-der) vow ^H:N-M
or נֵדֶר nêder (nay'-der); from ‎נָדַר‎

vow(-ed).

• a promise (to God)
• also (concretely) a thing promised

1) vow, votive offering

See Greek: δῶρον · εὐχή · ὁμολογία

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נֶ֫דֶר‎, ‎נֵ֫דֶר‎ noun masculine^{Num 30:5*} vow; — ‎נֶ֫דֶר‎ Gen 28:20 + 17 t.; ‎נֵ֫דֶר‎ Num 30:10* + 4 t.; suffix ‎נִדְרִי‎ 2Sam 15:7 + 5 t. suffixes; plural ‎נְדָרִים‎ Jonah 1:16; Prov 20:25 suffix ‎נְּדָרַי‎ Ps 22:26* + 3 t.; ‎נִדְרֵיהֶם‎ Lev 2; Lev 2:18 + 24 t. suffixes;-vow:

1. of personal service to ‎׳‎‎י‎ Gen 28:20; Gen 31:13 (of Jacob at Bethel), 2Sam 15:7; 2Sam 15:8 (at Hebron); Lev 27:2 (P, any one), of Nazirite Num 6:2; Num 6:5; Num 6:21 Hannah's consecration of her son 1Sam 1:11, compare ‎בר נדרי‎ Prov 31:2.

2. in general of any kind of votive offerings or promised gifts to ‎׳‎‎י‎ Num 30:3*; Num 30:4*; Num 30:5* (twice in verse); Num 30:6*; Num 30:7*; Num 30:8*; Num 30:9*; Num 30:10*; Num 30:12*; Num 30:13*; Num 30:14*; Num 30:15* (P) Deut 12:11; Deut 12:17; Deut 12:26; Deut 23:19*; Deut 23:22*; Isa 19:21; Nah 2:1*; Ps 22:26*; Ps 61:6*; Ps 61:9*; Ps 65:2*; Ps 116:14; Ps 116:18; Prov 20:25; Job 22:27; Eccl 5:3*.

3. Jephthah's daughter as ‎עולה‎ Judg 11:30; Judg 11:39.

4. the ban Num 21:2 (E).

5. || ‎עוֺלָה‎ Ps 66:13 ‎תּוֺדָה‎ Ps 50:14; Ps 56:13* ‎שְׁלָמִים‎ Num 15:8 opposed to ‎נדבה‎ Lev 7:16; Num 15:3; Num 29:39 (P), Lev 22:18; Lev 22:21; Lev 22:23; Lev 23:38 (H), Deut 12:6; Deut 12:17; 1Sam 1:21; Jonah 1:16.

6. once of idolatry Jer 44:25 (‎לְקַטֵּר לִמְלֶכֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎). — Vbs. used are: ‎נָדַר‎ q. v.; ‎שִׁלֵּם‎ pay 2Sam 15:7 + 12 t.; ‎עשׂה‎ Judg 11:39; Jer 44:25 ‎נשׂא‎ Deut 12:26 ‎קום‎ Num 30:5*; Num 30:8*; Num 30:12*; Num 30:15* ‎הֵקִים‎ Jer 44:25 ‎אסּר‎ Num 30:14* ‎פִּלֵּא‎ Lev 22:21; Lev 27:2; Num 15:3; Num 15:8 ‎׳‎‎נ‎ ‎׳‎‎פלּא לנ‎ Num 6:2 ‎הֵפֵר‎ Num 30:9*. (See these verbs)

‎נִהַּ‎ see ‎נוהּ‎.

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