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Lexicon :: Strong's H1457 - gāhar

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גָּהַר
Transliteration
gāhar
Pronunciation
gaw-har'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 322

Strong’s Definitions

גָּהַר gâhar, gaw-har'; a primitive root; to prostrate oneself:—cast self down, stretch self.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H1457 in the following manner: stretch (2x), cast himself down (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H1457 in the following manner: stretch (2x), cast himself down (1x).

  1. (Qal) to bend, crouch

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּהַר gâhar, gaw-har'; a primitive root; to prostrate oneself:—cast self down, stretch self.
STRONGS H1457: Abbreviations
† [גָּהַר] verb bend, crouch (so Vrss) —
Qal Imperfect וַיִּגְהַר 1 Kings 18:42 followed by אַרְצָה Elijah, with face between knees; 2 Kings 4:34, 35 Elisha, over dead boy, followed by עליו (|| וישׁכב 2 Kings 4:34, compare שׁכב).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

18:42

2 Kings

4:34; 4:34; 4:35

H1457

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1457 matches the Hebrew גָּהַר (gāhar),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42 - So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:34 - Then he lay down on the child’s body, placing his mouth on the child’s mouth, his eyes on the child’s eyes, and his hands on the child’s hands. And as he stretched out on him, the child’s body began to grow warm again!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35 - Elisha got up, walked back and forth across the room once, and then stretched himself out again on the child. This time the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
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