The meaning of “גָּרַשׁ”
Understanding gârash reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out. - to driv...
גָּרַשׁ
cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out. - to drive out from a possession - especially to expatriate or divorce 1) to drive out, expel, cast out, drive away, divorce, put away, thrust away, trouble, cast up 1a) (Qal) to thrust out, cast out 1b) (Niphal) to be driven away, be tossed 1c) (Piel) to drive out, drive away 1d) (Pual) to be thrust out
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:14 | “Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.” Word: גָּרַשׁ (gârash) | |
| Deuteronomy 33:27 | “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.” Word: גָּרַשׁ (gârash) | |
| 1 Kings 2:27 | “So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.” Word: גָּרַשׁ (gârash) | |
| Psalms 78:55 | “He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.” Word: גָּרַשׁ (gârash) | |
| Hosea 9:15 | “All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.” Word: גָּרַשׁ (gârash) |
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