1515. Gachar
Strong's Lexicon
Gachar: To burn, to glow, to be hot

Original Word: גַּחַר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Gachar
Pronunciation: gah-KHAR
Phonetic Spelling: (gah'-khar)
Definition: To burn, to glow, to be hot
Meaning: Gachar

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts of burning or glowing is πυρόω (pyroō), Strong's Greek 4448, which means to burn or to be inflamed.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "gachar" primarily conveys the idea of burning or glowing with heat. It is often used in contexts where intense heat or burning is described, whether literally, as in the burning of fire, or metaphorically, as in the burning of anger or passion.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, fire was a central element in daily life, used for cooking, warmth, and religious sacrifices. The concept of burning or glowing was often associated with purification, judgment, and divine presence. The imagery of fire is prevalent throughout the Hebrew Bible, symbolizing both destruction and the presence of God, as seen in the burning bush or the pillar of fire that guided the Israelites.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
"lurker," an Isr.
NASB Translation
Gahar (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גַּ֫חַר proper name, masculine head of family of returned exiles Ezra 2:47 ׳בְּנֵיגֿ = Nehemiah 7:49 בְּנֵינָֿ֑חַר.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Gahar

From an unused root meaning to hide; lurker; Gachar, one of the Nethinim -- Gahar.

Forms and Transliterations
גַ֖חַר גָֽחַר׃ גחר גחר׃ ḡa·ḥar ḡā·ḥar Gachar ḡaḥar ḡāḥar
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 2:47
HEB: גִדֵּ֥ל בְּנֵי־ גַ֖חַר בְּנֵ֥י רְאָיָֽה׃
NAS: the sons of Gahar, the sons
KJV: the children of Gahar, the children
INT: of Giddel the sons of Gahar the sons of Reaiah

Nehemiah 7:49
HEB: גִדֵּ֖ל בְּנֵי־ גָֽחַר׃
NAS: of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
KJV: of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
INT: of Giddel the sons of Gahar

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1515
2 Occurrences


ḡa·ḥar — 2 Occ.















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