Definition
from an unused root (meaning to cut off); a border of a river (as cut into by the stream)
Traditional renderings: bank.
Traditional renderings: bank.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גָּדָה:
- τεῖχοςteichos“wall”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Joshua 3:15גְּדוֹתָ֔יו · its banksNow the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
- Joshua 4:18גְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ · the banksWhen the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.
- Isaiah 8:7גְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ · its banks…the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.