Hebrew word · H1450

גְּדֵרוֹת

ugederot

Gederoth

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

§ Gederoth = "walls"

a town in the low country of Judah

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Joshua · 1
  1. Joshua 15:41 וּגְדֵר֕וֹת and Gederoth

    Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.

    Here: The thirteenth town in this district. The name comes from gader, a stone wall or walled pen. It probably described a place known for its fenced sheepfolds or field walls. The 'and' at the front carries on the running list from verse 37.

2 Chronicles · 1
  1. 2 Chronicles 28:18 הַגְּדֵר֗וֹת <the> Gederoth

    The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

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