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Lexicon :: Strong's H1634 - gerem

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גֶּרֶם
Transliteration
gerem
Pronunciation
gheh'-rem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 382a

Strong’s Definitions

גֶּרֶם gerem, gheh'-rem; from H1633; a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very:—bone, strong, top.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H1634 in the following manner: bone (3x), strong (1x), top (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H1634 in the following manner: bone (3x), strong (1x), top (1x).

  1. bone, strength, bare?, self?

    1. bone

    2. strength, strong-boned

    3. self?, bare? (of stairs)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֶּרֶם gerem, gheh'-rem; from H1633; a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very:—bone, strong, top.
STRONGS H1634: Abbreviations
† גֶּ֫רֶם noun [masculine] bone, strength, self (?) (Arabic جِرْمً body, Aramaic H1635 גְּרַם, Merg bone, self) — absolute גָּ֑רֶם Genesis 49:14 + 2 times; construct גֶּרֶם 2 Kings 9:13; suffix גְּרָמָיו Job 40:18;
1. bone Proverbs 17:22 (collective) Proverbs 25:15; of behemoth (hippopotamus) Job 40:18 (|| עצם which see)
2. strength Genesis 49:14 חֲמֹר גָּ֑רֶם strong ass (literally bony, so VB).
3. self (compare עצם), 2 Kings 9:13 גֶּרֶם הַמַּעֲלוֺת so Ges Ew Ke, but text dubious, see conjectures in Klo.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:14; 49:14

2 Kings

9:13; 9:13

Job

40:18; 40:18

Proverbs

17:22; 25:15

H1634

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Strong's Number H1634 matches the Hebrew גֶּרֶם (gerem),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:14 - “Issachar is a rawboned[fn] donkey lying down among the sheep pens.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:13 - They quickly took their cloaks and spread them under him on the bare steps. Then they blew the trumpet and shouted, “Jehu is king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:18 - Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:15 - Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
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