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Lexicon :: Strong's H1624 - gārâ

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גָּרָה
Transliteration
gārâ
Pronunciation
gaw-raw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 378

Strong’s Definitions

גָּרָה gârâh, gaw-raw'; a primitive root; properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger:—contend, meddle, stir up, strive.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H1624 in the following manner: stir up (6x), meddle (4x), contend (3x), strive (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H1624 in the following manner: stir up (6x), meddle (4x), contend (3x), strive (1x).

  1. to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up

    1. (Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife

    2. (Hithpael)

      1. to excite oneself against, engage in strife

      2. to excite oneself (against foe), wage war

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּרָה gârâh, gaw-raw'; a primitive root; properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger:—contend, meddle, stir up, strive.
STRONGS H1624: Abbreviations
† [גָּרָה] verb only Pi. stir up strife, Hithp. engage in strife (compare Late Hebrew Pi. stir up, excite, against (בְּ) Hithp.; Aramaic Pa. גָּרֵא ycrfg; especially Assyrian garû, Qal attack, be at war with, garû, girû, enemy, etc. AsrbAnnals iv. 49, 50 (KBii. 190) also SASmithAssurbanipal i. ii. Glossary; Arabic جَرَى is run, especially of water, flow, etc.) —
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְגָרֶה Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 28:25; Proverbs 29:22, all with object מָדוֺן excite, stir up, strife. — On גֵּרָה Deuteronomy 14:8 see H1625 I. גֵּרָה.
Hithp. Perfect 2nd person feminine singular הִתְגָּרִיתְ Jeremiah 50:24; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְגָּרֶה Daniel 11:25, וְיִתְגָּרֶ֯ו Daniel 11:10; 2nd person masculine singular תִּתְגָּרֶה 2 Kings 14:19; 2 Chronicles 25:19; jussive with apocope תִּתְגָּר Deuteronomy 2:9, 19; 3rd person masculine plural יִתְגָּרוּ Proverbs 28:4; Daniel 11:10, compare Daniel 11:10 Kt., see above; 2nd person masculine plural תִּתְגָּרוּ Deuteronomy 2:5 (jussive); Imperative masculine singular הִתְגָּר Deuteronomy 2:24; —
1. excite oneself against (בְּ person), engage in strife with, literally Deuteronomy 2:5, 19; 2 Kings 14:19 2 Chronicles 25:19 (followed by בְּרָעָה; — רעה personified as challenged opponent); also + accusative of manner, מִלְחָמָה Deuteronomy 2:9, 24; figurative וְשֹׁמְרֵי תוֺרָה יִתְגָּרוּ בָם Proverbs 28:4 while they that keep the law are at strife with them, i.e. with those that forsake it.
2. absolute, excite oneself (against foe), wage war, only Daniel 11:יִתְגָּרוּ וְאָֽסְפוּ הֲמוֺן חֲיָלִים רַבִּים Proverbs 28:10 they shall wage war, etc.; וְיָשֹׁב וְיִתְגָּרֶ֯ו עַדמָֿעֻזֹּה Proverbs 28:10 and he shall return and war, even to his stronghold; Proverbs 28:25 followed by לַמִּלְחָמָה + בְּחַיִל גָּדוֺל (instrumental)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

2:5; 2:5; 2:9; 2:9; 2:19; 2:19; 2:24; 2:24; 14:8

2 Kings

14:19; 14:19

2 Chronicles

25:19; 25:19

Proverbs

15:18; 28:4; 28:4; 28:10; 28:10; 28:25; 28:25; 29:22

Jeremiah

50:24

Daniel

11; 11:10; 11:10; 11:10; 11:25

H1624

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Strong's Number H1624 matches the Hebrew גָּרָה (gārâ),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:5 - Do not engage in war against them, for I will not give you of their land even enough to set your foot upon, for I have given mount Seir to the children of Esau as an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:9 - And the Lord said to me, Do not ye quarrel with the Moabites, and do not engage in war with them; for I will not give you of their land for an inheritance, for I have given Aroer to the children of Lot to inherit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:19 - and ye shall draw nigh to the children of Amman: do not quarrel with them, nor wage war with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Amman for an inheritance, because I have given it to the children of Lot for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24 - Now then arise and depart, and pass over the valley of Arnon: behold, I have delivered into thy hands Seon the king of Esebon the Amorite, and his land: begin to inherit it: engage in war with him this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:10 - Thou hast smitten and wounded Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: [fn]stay at home and glorify thyself; for wherefore art thou quarrelsome to thy hurt? So both thou wilt fall and Juda with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:19 - Thou hast said, Behold, I have smitten Idumea, and thy stout heart exalts thee: now stay at home; for why dost thou implicate thyself in mischief, that thou shouldest fall, and Juda with thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A passionate man stirs up strife; but he that is slow to anger appeases even a [fn]rising one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:4 - so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:25 - An unbelieving man judges rashly: but he that trusts in the Lord will act carefully.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:22 - A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:24 - (LXX 27:24) They shall come upon thee, and thou shalt not know it, Babylon, that thou wilt even be taken captive: thou art found and taken, because thou didst resist the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - And his sons shall gather a multitude among many: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through, and he shall rest, and collect his strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:25 - And his strength and his heart shall be stirred up against the king of the south with a great force; and the king of the south shall engage in war with a great and very strong force; but his forces shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him:
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