HebrewH6207Verb
עָרַק
a.raq
“to gnaw”
2Occurrences
H6207Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to gnaw, i.e. (figuratively) eat (by hyberbole); also (participle) a pain
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Qal) to gnaw, chew
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עָרַק appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Job
2
Key Passages
Job 30:3BSB
Gaunt from poverty and hunger,they gnawed the dry land,and the desolate wasteland by night.
Job 30:17BSB
Night pierces my bones,and my gnawing pains never rest.
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