The meaning of “גָּרַר”
Understanding gârar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
catch, chew, [idiom] continuing, destroy, saw. - to drag off roughly - by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminat...
גָּרַר
catch, chew, [idiom] continuing, destroy, saw. - to drag off roughly - by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate) - by analogy, to saw 1) to drag, drag away 1a) (Qal) to drag away 1b) (Niphal) to chew the cud 1c) (Poal) sawn (participle) 1d) (Hithpoel) roaring (participle)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 11:7 | “And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.” Word: גָּרַר (gârar) | |
| 1 Kings 7:9 | “All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.” Word: גָּרַר (gârar) | |
| Proverbs 21:7 | “The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.” Word: גָּרַר (gârar) | |
| Jeremiah 30:23 | “Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.” Word: גָּרַר (gârar) | |
| Habakkuk 1:15 | “They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.” Word: גָּרַר (gârar) |
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