A noun meaning a stone wall, fence, or enclosure used to mark property, protect livestock, or form the perimeter of a city. Metaphorically it describes divine protection — the hedge God places around His servants.
The theological significance of geder emerges most vividly in the book of Job. Satan accuses God: 'Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side?' (Job 1:10). The adversary acknowledges what the righteous person may not see: that invisible walls of divine protection surround those who fear God. Ezekiel mourns Israel's failure — there was no one to stand in the breach or 'build a wall' (geder) to defend the land from judgment (Ezekiel 13:5). The wall-builder is one who intercedes, filling the gap between God's holiness and human failure. Every intercessor stands as a geder.