What does גְּעָרָה (ga‘ărāṯəḵā) mean in the Bible?
גְּעָרָה (ga‘ărāṯəḵā): Sharp verbal rebuke or reproof, often divine correction aimed at restraint or reformation rather than mere condemnation
Hebrew · H1606
גְּעָרָה
A chiding
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גְּעָרָה H1606
Pronunciation ga‘ărāṯəḵā
What does גְּעָרָה (ga‘ărāṯəḵā) mean in the Bible?
גְּעָרָה (ga‘ărāṯəḵā): Sharp verbal rebuke or reproof, often divine correction aimed at restraint or reformation rather than mere condemnation
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1606?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at the rebuke (2), at Your rebuke (2), the threat (2), A rebuke (1), and His rebuke (1).
Where does גְּעָרָה (ga‘ărāṯəḵā) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Psalms (4), Proverbs (3), 2 Samuel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It at the rebuke 2× 2 Samuel 22:16, Psalms 80:16
at Your rebuke 2× Psalms 18:15, Psalms 76:6
the threat 2× Isaiah 30:17
A rebuke 1× Proverbs 17:10
and His rebuke 1× Isaiah 66:15
at His rebuke 1× Job 26:11
My rebuke 1× Isaiah 50:2
rebuke 1× Ecclesiastes 7:5
the rebuke 1× Isaiah 51:20
threat 1× Proverbs 13:8
to rebuke 1× Proverbs 13:1
Your rebuke 1× Psalms 104:7
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2 Samuel 22:16 בְּגַעֲרַ֣ת to at the rebuke Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Job 26:11 מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃ to at His rebuke Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 18:15 מִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ to at Your rebuke Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 76:6 מִ֭גַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ to At Your rebuke Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 80:16 מִגַּעֲרַ֖ת to at the rebuke Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 104:7 גַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ to Your rebuke Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Proverbs 13:1 גְּעָרָֽה׃ to to rebuke Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 13:8 גְּעָרָֽה׃ to threat Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 17:10 גְּעָרָ֣ה to A rebuke Noun - feminine singular Ecclesiastes 7:5 גַּעֲרַ֣ת to rebuke Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:16
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 6
2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Proverbs 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 5
Source forms
גְּעָרָֽה׃ 2x gə·‘ā·rāh Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 13:8
גַּעֲרַ֣ת 2x ga·‘ă·raṯ Ecclesiastes 7:5, Isaiah 30:17
גַּעֲרַ֥ת 2x ga·‘ă·raṯ Isaiah 30:17, Isaiah 51:20
בְּגַעֲרַ֣ת 1x bə·ḡa·‘ă·raṯ 2 Samuel 22:16
בְּגַעֲרָתִ֞י 1x bə·ḡa·‘ă·rā·ṯî Isaiah 50:2
גְּעָרָ֣ה 1x gə·‘ā·rāh Proverbs 17:10
גַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ 1x ga·‘ă·rā·ṯə·ḵā Psalms 104:7
וְגַעֲרָת֖וֹ 1x wə·ḡa·‘ă·rā·ṯōw Isaiah 66:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Ecclesiastes 7:5, Isaiah 30:17, Isaiah 51:20
Noun - feminine singular 3x Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 13:8, Proverbs 17:10
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Psalms 18:15, Psalms 76:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 66:15
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 104:7
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 2 Samuel 22:16
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 50:2
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Psalms 80:16
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Hebrew word. Sharp verbal rebuke or reproof, often divine correction aimed at restraint or reformation rather than mere condemnation
Source Gloss
a chiding
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sharp verbal rebuke or reproof, often divine correction aimed at restraint or reformation rather than mere condemnation
a chiding BDB: rebuke Usage: rebuke(-ing), reproof.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Your rebuke; a powerful, creative, or judicial word that commands the elements
Showing 1 selected witness from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
גְּעָרָה is built from this root:
Canonical Themes
Revelation
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain