H1641Hebrewyiggār

גָּרַר

to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw

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Old Testament
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New Testament

Strong’s Definition

to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

catch, chew, [idiom] continuing, destroy, saw.

Detailed Definition

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

  • 1.to drag, drag away
  • 2.(qal) to drag away
  • 3.(niphal) to chew the cud
  • 4.(poal) sawn (participle)
  • 5.(hithpoel) roaring (participle)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gârar; Pronunciation: gaw-rar'