1641. garar
Strong's Lexicon
garar: To drag, drag away, drag off, sweep away

Original Word: גָּרַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: garar
Pronunciation: gah-RAHR
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-rar')
Definition: To drag, drag away, drag off, sweep away
Meaning: to drag off roughly, to bring up the cud, to saw

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "garar," the concept of dragging or drawing away can be seen in Greek words like σύρω (suro, Strong's G4951), which means to drag or draw.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "garar" primarily means to drag or sweep away. It conveys the action of pulling or drawing something along, often with force or persistence. This term can be used both literally, as in dragging physical objects, and metaphorically, as in drawing away or influencing people or events.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of dragging or sweeping away could be associated with various activities, from agricultural practices to warfare. The imagery of dragging often implied a sense of control or dominance, whether over objects, animals, or people. In a biblical context, it can also symbolize divine judgment or the removal of obstacles.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to drag, drag away
NASB Translation
chew (1), drag them away (2), sawed (1), sweeping (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גָּרַר] verb drag, drag away (Late Hebrew id., Arabic Aramaic גְּרַר, ; Assyrian garâru, run, ZimBP 102; etc.) —

Qal Imperfect suffix יְנֹרֵהוּ Habakkuk 1:15, יְגוֺרֵם Proverbs 21:7drag away, fishes in net, figurative Habakkuk 1:15 (Chaldeans, their opponents); violence, the wicked Proverbs 21:7.

Niph`al (read

Qal ? Samaritan יָגוֺר compare Di) Imperfect יִגָּ֑ר Leviticus 11:7 with accusative of congnate meaning with verb גֵּרָה לֹאיִֿגָּ֑ר = (the) cud he cheweth not, compare also Deuteronomy 14:8 ᵐ5 (Di).

Po`al Participle (denominative; so Late Hebrew Qal & Niph`al) מִגֹרָרוֺת בַּמְּגֵרָה 1 Kings 7:9 sawn with the saw.

Hithpo`el סַעַר מִתְגּוֺרֵ֑ר Jeremiah 36:23 a (sweeping) roaring whirlwind ("" Jeremiah 23:19 has מִתְחוֺלֵל). On יִתְגּוֺרָרוּ Hosea 7:14, see I.גור, גדד.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
catch, chew, continuing, destroy, saw

A primitive root; to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. Ruminate); by analogy, to saw -- catch, chew, X continuing, destroy, saw.

Forms and Transliterations
יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ יְגוֹרֵ֑ם יִגָּ֑ר יגורם יגר יגרהו מְגֹרָר֥וֹת מִתְגּוֹרֵ֑ר מגררות מתגורר mə·ḡō·rā·rō·wṯ megoraRot məḡōrārōwṯ miṯ·gō·w·rêr mitgoRer miṯgōwrêr yə·ḡō·rê·hū yə·ḡō·w·rêm yegoRehu yəḡōrêhū yegoRem yəḡōwrêm yig·gār yigGar yiggār
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 11:7
HEB: גֵּרָ֣ה לֹֽא־ יִגָּ֑ר טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא
NAS: hoof, it does not chew cud,
KJV: and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud;
INT: cud does not chew is unclean he

1 Kings 7:9
HEB: כְּמִדֹּ֣ת גָּזִ֔ית מְגֹרָר֥וֹת בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה מִבַּ֣יִת
NAS: according to measure, sawed with saws,
KJV: of hewed stones, sawed with saws,
INT: to measure of stone sawed saws within

Proverbs 21:7
HEB: שֹׁד־ רְשָׁעִ֥ים יְגוֹרֵ֑ם כִּ֥י מֵ֝אֲנ֗וּ
NAS: of the wicked will drag them away, Because
KJV: of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse
INT: the violence of the wicked will drag Because refuse

Jeremiah 30:23
HEB: יָֽצְאָ֔ה סַ֖עַר מִתְגּוֹרֵ֑ר עַ֛ל רֹ֥אשׁ
NAS: has gone forth, A sweeping tempest;
KJV: with fury, a continuing whirlwind:
INT: has gone tempest A sweeping on the head

Habakkuk 1:15
HEB: בְּחַכָּ֣ה הֵֽעֲלָ֔ה יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ בְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּ
NAS: of them up with a hook, Drag them away with their net,
KJV: all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net,
INT: A hook bring Drag their net and gather

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1641
5 Occurrences


mə·ḡō·rā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
miṯ·gō·w·rêr — 1 Occ.
yə·ḡō·rê·hū — 1 Occ.
yə·ḡō·w·rêm — 1 Occ.
yig·gār — 1 Occ.















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