גָּרַר
ga.rar
“to drag/chew/saw”
Definition
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
a primitive root;
- to drag, drag away 1a) (Qal) to drag away 1b) (Niphal) to chew the cud 1c) (Poal) sawn (participle) 1d) (Hithpoel) roaring (participle)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
גָּרַר appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
The foe pulls all of them up with a hook;he catches them in his dragnet,and gathers them in his fishing net;so he rejoices gladly.
They do not cry out to Me from their heartswhen they wail upon their beds.They slash themselves for grain and new wine,but turn away from Me.
Behold, the storm of the LORDhas gone out with fury,a whirlwind swirling downupon the heads of the wicked.
And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
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