גָּרַע

Strong’s Definition

to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(piel) to withdraw, draw up

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâraʻ; Pronunciation: gaw-rah'