נֶדֶרneder
vow
Pronunciation: neh'-der · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5088
Meanings
1. of personal service to ׳ י (Genesis 28:20; Genesis 31:13; 2 Samuel 15:7)
2. in general of any kind of votive offerings or promised gifts to ׳ י (Numbers 30:3; Numbers 30:4; Numbers 30:5)
3. Jephthah's daughter as עולה (Judges 11:30; Judges 11:39)
4. the ban (Numbers 21:2)
5. || עוֺלָה (Psalms 66:13; Psalms 50:14; Psalms 56:13)
6. once of idolatry (Jeremiah 44:25; 2 Samuel 15:7; Judges 11:39)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 60 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 28:20 Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing,
- Genesis 31:13 I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, the place where you anointed the pillar of stone and made your vow to me. Now get ready and leave this country and return to the land of your birth.’”
- Leviticus 7:16 “If you bring an offering to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, the meat must be eaten on the same day the sacrifice is offered, but whatever is left over may be eaten on the second day.
- Leviticus 22:18 “Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. “If you present a gift as a burnt offering to the Lord, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering,
- Leviticus 22:21 “If you present a peace offering to the Lord from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind.
- Leviticus 22:23 If a bull or lamb has a leg that is too long or too short, it may be offered as a voluntary offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow.
See every passage
- Genesis 28:20, 31:13
- Leviticus 7:16, 22:18, 22:21, 22:23, 23:38, 27:2
- Numbers 6:2, 6:5, 6:21, 15:3, 15:8, 21:2, 29:39, 30:2, 30:3, 30:4, 30:5, 30:6, 30:7, 30:8, 30:9, 30:11, 30:12, 30:13, 30:14
- Deuteronomy 12:6, 12:11, 12:17, 12:26, 23:18, 23:21
- Judges 11:30, 11:39
- 1 Samuel 1:11, 1:21
- 2 Samuel 15:7, 15:8
- Job 22:27
- Psalms 22:25, 50:14, 56:12, 61:5, 61:8, 65:1, 66:13, 116:14, 116:18
- Proverbs 7:14, 20:25, 31:2
- Ecclesiastes 5:4
- Isaiah 19:21
- Jeremiah 44:25
- Jonah 1:16
- Nahum 1:15
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).