Word Study · Strong's H1642 · Hebrew
גְּרָר
Gerar
gher-awr'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Gᵉrâr
“Gerar, a Philistine city”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Gerar, a Philistine city
Rendered in the KJV as
Gerar.
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- בִּגְרָֽר׃2
- גְּרָ֔ר2
- גְרָ֗ר1
- גְּרָ֖ר1
- גְרָ֖רָה1
- גְּרָֽרָה׃1
- לִגְרָר֒1
- מִגְּרָ֑ר1
How it is rendered · 5
- Gerar4
- Gerar towards2
- in Gerar2
- from Gerar1
- to Gerar1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)4
- preposition + proper noun (a name)4
- proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 4
- HR/Npl · 4
- HNpl/Sd · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis8 occurrences
- Genesis 10:19גְרָ֖רָהgerarahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.here: Gerar towards
- Genesis 20:1בִּגְרָֽר׃bigrarpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,here: in Gerar
- Genesis 20:2גְּרָ֔רgerarproper noun (a name)Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.here: Gerar
- Genesis 26:1גְּרָֽרָה׃gerarahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.here: Gerar towards
- Genesis 26:6בִּגְרָֽר׃bigrarpreposition + proper noun (a name)So Isaac settled in Gerar.here: in Gerar
- Genesis 26:17גְּרָ֖רgerarproper noun (a name)So Isaac left that place and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.here: Gerar
- Genesis 26:20גְרָ֗רgerarproper noun (a name)But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.here: Gerar
- Genesis 26:26מִגְּרָ֑רmigerarpreposition + proper noun (a name)Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.here: from Gerar
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 14:13לִגְרָר֒ligrarpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunderhere: to Gerar
- 2 Chronicles 14:14גְּרָ֔רgerarproper noun (a name)and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.here: Gerar