HEDGE. 1. מְסוּכָה, H5004, a thorn hedge (Mic 7:4); מְשֻׂכָה, H5379, a thorn hedge (Isa 5:5).

2. גָּדֵר, H1555, a stone wall or fence (1 Chron 4:23 ASV; Ps 89:40).

3. Φραγμός, a fence of any kind, a partition (Matt 21:33; Mark 12:1; Luke 14:23; Eph 2:14).

Hedges were made to protect vineyards from thieves (Ps 80:12, 13; Isa 5:5; Matt 21:33; Mark 12:1). They were constructed of loose stones without mortar, or of cut thorny branches or bushes. “To hedge about” was used fig. to refer to God’s protecting care (Job 1:10) or His constraint (3:23).