Strong's Lexicon garar: To drag, drag away, drag off, sweep away Original Word: גָּרַר 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 Origina 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 21:7 — drag 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 yiggārLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Proverbs 21:7 Jeremiah 30:23 Habakkuk 1:15 5 Occurrences |