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Lexicon :: Strong's H1642 - gᵊrār

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גְּרָר
Transliteration
gᵊrār
Pronunciation
gher-awr'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from גָּרַר (H1641)
Strong’s Definitions

גְּרָר Gᵉrâr, gher-awr'; probably from H1641; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city:—Gerar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H1642 in the following manner: Gerar (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H1642 in the following manner: Gerar (10x).

  1. Gerar = "a lodging place"

    1. a Philistine town south of Gaza, modern 'Umm'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גְּרָר Gᵉrâr, gher-awr'; probably from H1641; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city:—Gerar.
STRONGS H1642: Abbreviations
† גְּרָר proper name, of a location south of Gaza, usually identified with modern Umm Jerâr BdPal 159 GuérinJudée ii. 257 ff.; but Wady Jerūr west of ‘Ain Ḳadīs according to TrumbullKadesh Barnea 61 ff. compare GutheZPV viii 1885, 215; Genesis 20:2; Genesis 26:6, 20, 26; 2 Chronicles 14:12; 2 Chronicles 14:13; גְּרָ֫רָה Genesis 10:19, 26:1; נַ֫חַל גְּרָר Genesis 26:17; וַיָּגָר בִּגְרָר Genesis 20:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:19; 20:1; 20:2; 26:1; 26:6; 26:17; 26:20; 26:26

2 Chronicles

14:12; 14:13

H1642

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1642 matches the Hebrew גְּרָר (gᵊrār),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:19 - The territory of the Canaanite extended from Sidon as one goes to Gerar, as far as Gaza; and as one goes to [fn]Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:1 -

Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev (the South country), and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived temporarily in Gerar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:2 - Abraham [fn]said [again] of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So [fn]Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took [fn]Sarah [into his harem].

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:1 -

Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to [fn]Abimelech king of the Philistines.

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So Isaac stayed in Gerar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:17 - So Isaac left that region and camped in the Valley of Gerar, and settled there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:20 - the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours!” So Isaac named the well Esek (quarreling), because they quarreled with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:26 -

Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, his [close friend and confidential] adviser, and Phicol, the commander of his army.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:13 - Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as [fn]Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that none of them were found alive; for they were destroyed before the LORD and His army. And they carried away a very large amount of spoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:14 - They attacked and destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was a large amount of spoil in them.
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