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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 15 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:5 - do not [fn]provoke H1624 them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a [fn]footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:9 - “Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab, nor provoke H1624 them to war, for I will not give you any of [fn]their land as a possession because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:19 - ‘And you will come opposite the sons of Ammon. Do not harass them nor provoke H1624 them, for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon as a possession because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24 - ‘Arise, set out, and pass through the [fn]valley of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession and provoke H1624 him to battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:10 - “You have indeed struck down Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy your glory and stay at home; for why should you provoke H1624 calamity so that you, even you, would fall, and Judah with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:19 - “You said, ‘Behold, you have struck down Edom.’ And your heart has lifted you up to boast. Now stay at home; for why should you provoke H1624 calamity so that you, even you, would fall and Judah with you?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 -

A hot-tempered man stirs H1624 up H1624 strife,

But the slow to anger quiets a dispute.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:4 -

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,

But those who keep the law strive H1624 with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:25 -

An [fn]arrogant man stirs H1624 up H1624 strife,

But he who trusts in Yahweh will [fn]be enriched.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:22 -

An angry man stirs H1624 up H1624 strife,

And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:24 -

“I set a snare for you, and you were also caught, O Babylon,

But you yourself did not know;

You have been found and also seized

Because you have engaged H1624 in H1624 conflict H1624 with Yahweh.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 -

“And his sons will wage H1624 war H1624. So they will gather a multitude of great forces; and one of them will keep on coming and overflow and pass through, that he may [fn]again wage H1624 war H1624 up to his very fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:25 - “And he will stir up his strength and heart against the king of the South with a great military force; so the king of the South will wage H1624 war H1624 with an extremely large and mighty military force for war; but he will not stand, for schemes will be devised against him.
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