Jegar-Sahadutha — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְגַר שַׂהֲדוּתָא

יְגַר שַׂהֲדוּתָא

Yᵉgar Sahădûwthâʼ · pronounced yegar' sah-had-oo-thaw' · Strong's H3026 · a place

Jegar-Sahadutha means heap of the testimony.

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Strong's definition

(Aramaic) from a word derived from an unused root (meaning to gather) and a derivation of a root corresponding to H7717; heap of the testimony; Jegar-Sahadutha, a cairn East of the Jordan.

First appearance

Gen 31:47 And Laban called it Jegar–sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jegar-Sahadutha

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

Gen 31:47

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