Word Study · Strong's H1641 · Hebrew

גָּרַר

garar

gaw-rar'

Strong's 1890 spelling: gârar

“to drag off roughly”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw

Rendered in the KJV as

catch, chew, [idiom] continuing, destroy, saw.

6
occurrencesin the Old Testament
6 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

יְגוֹרֵ֑ם1
יִגָּ֑ר1
יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ1
יִתְגּוֹרָ֖רוּ1
מְגֹרָר֥וֹת1
מִתְגּוֹרֵ֑ר1

How it is rendered · 6

he drags away it1
it ruminates1
it will drag away them1
sawn1
staying as a sojourner1
they assemble themselves1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 6

verb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · feminine plural1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HVPsfpa · 1
HVqi3ms · 1
HVqi3ms/Sp3mp · 1
HVqi3ms/Sp3ms · 1
HVti3mp · 1
HVtrmsa · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Leviticus1 of 6 · 17%
1 Kings1 of 6 · 17%
Proverbs1 of 6 · 17%
Jeremiah1 of 6 · 17%
Hosea1 of 6 · 17%

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Leviticus1 occurrence

Leviticus 11:7יִגָּ֑רyigarverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.here: it ruminates

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 7:9מְגֹרָר֥וֹתmegorarotverb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · feminine pluralAll these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.here: sawn

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 21:7יְגוֹרֵ֑םyegoremverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.here: it will drag away them

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 30:23מִתְגּוֹרֵ֑רmitgorerverb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBehold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.here: staying as a sojourner

Hosea1 occurrence

Hosea 7:14יִתְגּוֹרָ֖רוּyitgoraruverb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.here: they assemble themselves

Habakkuk1 occurrence

Habakkuk 1:15יְגֹרֵ֣הוּyegorehuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.here: he drags away it

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