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Lexicon :: Strong's H1639 - gāraʿ

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גָּרַע
Transliteration
gāraʿ
Pronunciation
gaw-rah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 384

Strong’s Definitions

גָּרַע gâraʻ, gaw-rah'; a primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold:—abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H1639 in the following manner: diminish (8x), take (3x), ...away (2x), restrain (2x), abated (1x), keep back (1x), clipped (1x), minish (1x), small (1x), withdraweth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H1639 in the following manner: diminish (8x), take (3x), ...away (2x), restrain (2x), abated (1x), keep back (1x), clipped (1x), minish (1x), small (1x), withdraweth (1x).

  1. to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip

    1. (Qal)

      1. to diminish

      2. to restrain

      3. to withdraw

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be withdrawn

      2. to be restrained

    3. (Piel) to withdraw, draw up

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּרַע gâraʻ, gaw-rah'; a primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold:—abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.
STRONGS H1639: Abbreviations
† [גָּרַע] verb diminish, restrain, withdraw (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּרַע Ifrg shave head, etc.; compare جَرِعَ swallow) —
Qal Imperfect יִגְרַע Job 36:7, יִגְרָ֑ע Exodus 21:10; + 2nd person masculine singular תִּגְרַע Deuteronomy 13:1 + 3 times; אֶגְרַע Ezekiel 5:11 (but compare below), וָאֶגְרַע Ezekiel 16:27; תִּגְרְעוּ Exodus 5:8 + 2 times; Infinitive לִגְרֹעַ Ecclesiastes 3:14; Participle גְּרוּעָה Isaiah 15:2 (so Baer; v. d. H. גְּדוּעָה see גדע), גְּרֻעָה Jeremiah 48:37; —
1. diminish, usually followed by מִן Exodus 5:8, 19 (the tale of bricks), Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 13:1 (in both, word of י׳; opposed to הוסיף) compare Ecclesiastes 3:14, and also Jeremiah 26:2 (with accusative); with accusative also Exodus 21:10 (food etc.) compare Ezekiel 16:27; Passive participle diminished, clipped, of beard, Jeremiah 48:37 and Isaiah 15:2 (so Baer, rightly, compare his note and see H1438 גדע).
2. restrain Job 15:4 (with accusative שִׂיחָה meditation, devotion), Job 15:8 (with accusative חָכְמָה, followed by אֵלֶיךָ, i.e. unto, for thyself, monopolize; De Di Da render draw unto thyself, appropriate; Schult. compare Arabic swallow, compare Ew saugst zu dir ein Weisheit).
3. withdraw Job 36:7 (object עַיִן, eye, followed by מִן); Ezekiel 5:11 absolute (si vera lectio); Co. reads אֶתְגָּרֶה, for אֶגְרַע, on internal grounds; others: withdraw (thy needs) Sm (compare Ezekiel 16:27); withdraw (mine eye) Ges Ke.
Niph. Perfect וְנִגְרַע consecutive Leviticus 27:18; וְנִגְרְעָה Numbers 36:3; Imperfect יִגָּרַע Numbers 27:4; Numbers 36:4, יִגָּרֵ֑עַ Numbers 36:3; 1st person plural נִגָּרַע Numbers 9:7; Participle נִגְרָע Exodus 5:11; —
1. be withdrawn with מִן Numbers 36:3 (twice in verse); Numbers 36:4 (inheritance, נחלה); Numbers 27:4 a name out of a family; Exodus 5:11 (מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶם דָּבָר); impersonal Leviticus 27:18 (abatement shall be made).
2. be restrained followed by infinitive Numbers 9:7. Pi. Imperfect יְגָרַע Job 36:27 withdraw = draw up with accusative נִטְפֵימָֿ֑יִם compare Di (on other hand, De and others draw down, let down).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

5:8; 5:8; 5:11; 5:11; 5:19; 21:10; 21:10

Leviticus

27:18; 27:18

Numbers

9:7; 9:7; 27:4; 27:4; 36:3; 36:3; 36:3; 36:4; 36:4

Deuteronomy

4:2; 13:1; 13:1

Job

15:4; 15:8; 36:7; 36:7; 36:27

Ecclesiastes

3:14; 3:14

Isaiah

15:2; 15:2

Jeremiah

26:2; 48:37; 48:37

Ezekiel

5:11; 5:11; 16:27; 16:27; 16:27

H1639

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1639 matches the Hebrew גָּרַע (gāraʿ),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:8 - وَطَالِبُوهُمْ بِإِنْتَاجِ نَفْسِ كَمِّيَّةِ اللِّبْنِ السَّابِقَةِ. لَا تُنْقِصُوهَا فَإِنَّهُمْ كُسَالَى، لِذَلِكَ يَصْرُخُونَ قَائِلِينَ: دَعْنَا نَذْهَبُ وَنَذْبَحُ لإِلَهِنَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:11 - اذْهَبُوا أَنْتُمْ وَاجْمَعُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ تِبْناً حَيْثُ تَجِدُونَهُ عَلَى أَلّا يَنْقُصَ إِنْتَاجُكُمْ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:19 - فَوَجَدَ رُؤَسَاءُ عُمَّالِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي وَرْطَةٍ سَيِّئَةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنْتِجُوا مِنْ لِبْنِكُمْ فَرِيضَةَ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ. لَا تُنْقِصُوا مِنْهَا شَيْئاً

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:10 - أَمَّا إِذَا أَعْجَبَتْهُ وَتَزَوَّجَهَا، ثُمَّ عَادَ فَتَزَوَّجَ مِنْ أُخْرَى، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُنَقِّصُ شَيْئاً مِنْ طَعَامِهَا وَكُسْوَتِهَا وَمُعَاشَرَتِهَا،

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:18 - وَإِنْ كَرَّسَ حَقْلَهُ بَعْدَ سَنَةِ الْيُوبِيلِ فَعَلَى الْكَاهِنِ أَنْ يُقَدِّرَ قِيمَةَ الْفِضَّةِ وَفْقاً لِعَدَدِ السِّنِينَ الْبَاقِيَةِ لِحُلُولِ سَنَةِ الْيُوبِيلِ، فَيَتِمُّ إِنْقَاصُ تَقْدِيرِكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:7 - وَسَأَلُوهُ: «إِنَّنَا مُتَنَجِّسُونَ لأَنَّنَا لَمَسْنَا مَيْتاً، فَلِمَاذَا نُحْرَمُ مِنْ تَقْدِيمِ قُرْبَانِ الرَّبِّ فِي أَوَانِهِ مِنْ دُونِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:4 - فَلِمَاذَا يَسْقُطُ اسْمُ أَبِينَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَشِيرَتِهِ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُخْلِفِ ابْناً؟ أَعْطِنَا مُلْكاً بَيْنَ أَعْمَامِنَا».

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:3 - فَإِذَا تَزَوَّجْنَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سِبْطِنَا فَإِنَّ نَصِيبَهُنَّ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ مِيرَاثِ آبَائِنَا، وَيُضَافُ إِلَى نَصِيبِ السِّبْطِ الَّذِي تَزَوَّجْنَ مِنْهُ، فَيَنْقُصُ مِيرَاثُنَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:4 - وَمَتَى حَلَّ يُوبِيلُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَإِنَّ الْمِيرَاثَ يُضَافُ إِلَى نَصِيبِ السِّبْطِ الَّذِي تَزَوَّجْنَ مِنْهُ، وَبِالتَّالِي يُؤْخَذُ نِصِيبُهُنَّ مِنْ مِيرَاثِ سِبْطِنَا».

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:2 - لَا تُضِيفُوا عَلَى مَا أُوصِيكُمْ بِهِ وَلا تُنَقِّصُوا مِنْهُ، بَلْ أَطِيعُوا أَوَامِرَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمُ الَّتِي أُوْصِيكُمْ بِها.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:32 - فَاحْرِصُوا عَلَى طَاعَةِ كُلِّ مَا أُوْصِيكُمْ بِهِ. لَا تَزِيدُوا عَلَيْهِ وَلا تُنْقِصُوا مِنْهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:4 - أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَإِنَّكَ تَطْرَحُ جَانِباً مَخَافَةَ اللهِ وَتَنْقُضُ عِبَادَتَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:8 - هَلْ تَنَصَّتَّ فِي مَجْلِسِ اللهِ، فَقَصَرْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7 - لَا يَغُضُّ طَرْفَهُ عَنِ الصِّدِّيقِينَ، بَلْ يُقِيمُهُمْ مَعَ الْمُلُوكِ عَلَى الْعُرُوشِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ فَيَتَعَظَّمُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:27 - لأَنَّهُ يَجْتَذِبُ قَطَرَاتِ الْمَاءِ، وَيَجْعَلُ سُحُبَهُ تَهْطِلُ أَمْطَاراً،

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:14 - وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَا يَفْعَلُهُ اللهُ يَخْلُدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، لَا يُضَافُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يُنْقَصُ مِنْهُ. وَقَدْ أَجْرَاهُ اللهُ لِيَتَّقِيَهُ النَّاسُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:2 - يَنْطَلِقُ أَهْلُ دِيبُونَ إِلَى الْمَعْبَدِ، وَحَتَّى إِلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ لِلْبُكَاءِ؛ يُوَلْوِلُ شَعْبُ مُوآبَ عَلَى مَصِيرِ نَبُو وَمَيْدَبَا بِرُؤُوسٍ وَذُقُونٍ مَحْلُوقَةٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:2 - هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ: «قِفْ فِي سَاحَةِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، وَبَلِّغْ كُلَّ أَهْلِ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا الْقَادِمِينَ لِلْعِبَادَةِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ بِجَمِيعِ الْكَلامِ الَّذِي أَمَرْتُكَ أَنْ تُخَاطِبَهُمْ بِهِ. وَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَحْذِفَ كَلِمَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:37 - قَدْ أَصْبَحَ كُلُّ رَأْسٍ أَقْرَعَ، وَكُلُّ لِحْيَةٍ مَحْلُوقَةً، تَجَرَّحَتِ الأَيْدِي وَتَمَنْطَقَتِ الأَحْقَاءُ بِالْمُسُوحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:11 - لِهَذَا، حَيٌّ أَنَا يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، لأَنَّكِ قَدْ دَنَّسْتِ مَقْدِسِي بِكُلِّ أَصْنَامِكِ الْمَكْرُوهَةِ، وَبِجَمِيعِ رَجَاسَاتِكِ، فَأَنَا أَيْضاً أَسْتَأْصِلُ، وَلا تَتَرَأَّفُ عَلَيْكِ عَيْنِي وَلا أَعْفُو.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:27 - هَا أَنَا أُعَاقِبُكِ وَأُنْقِصُ مِنْ نَصِيبِكِ وَأُسْلِمُكِ لأَهْوَاءِ عَدُوَّاتِكِ بَنَاتِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ اللَّوَاتِي يَخْجَلْنَ مِنْ تَصَرُّفِكِ الْفَاجِرِ.
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