אָדַר ʼâdar — to expand, i.e. be great or (figuratively) magnificent
Translated in the KJV as glorious, honourable.
a primitive root; to expand, i.e. be great or (figuratively) magnificent.
ʼâdar in each stem
Niph'al
Participle (active) 2
Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Hiph'il
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›