Hebrew · H1625, H5927 · unreviewed

וְגֵרָה אֵינֶנָּה מַעֲלָה

The cud (as scraping the throat) · to ascend , intransitively (be high ) or actively ( mount ); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

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גֵּרָה H1625 the cud (as scraping the throat)
עָלָה H5927 to ascend , intransitively (be high ) or actively ( mount ); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
Pronunciation ʿālāh
Ascent movement governing sacrifice, offering, and spiritual elevation; foundational to covenantal worship language.
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What does וְגֵרָה אֵינֶנָּה מַעֲלָה (wĕḡērāh ʾênennāh maʿălāh) mean in the Bible?

גֵּרָה · עָלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the cud (as scraping the throat)".

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Meaning

the cud (as scraping the throat)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 424 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 155 Imperfect 136 Imperative 67 Participle 51 Infinitive construct 9 Infinitive absolute 4 Cohortative 2
Stem
Qal 326 Hiphil 85 Niphal 9 Hophal 3 Hithpael 1
Mood
Indicative 155 Indicative/jussive 99 Imperative 67 Indicative/cohortative 30 Jussive 7
OT Occurrences
Gen 2:6 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 19:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 19:28 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 28:12 Qal · Participle Gen 32:25 Qal · Infinitive construct Gen 32:27 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 35:1 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 38:13 Qal · Participle Gen 40:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 41:2 Qal · Participle Gen 41:3 Qal · Participle Gen 41:5 Qal · Participle Gen 41:18 Qal · Participle Gen 41:19 Qal · Participle Gen 41:22 Qal · Participle Gen 44:17 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 44:24 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 44:33 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Gen 44:34 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 46:4 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 46:31 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 49:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 49:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 49:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 50:5 Qal · Cohortative Gen 50:6 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Exod 3:17 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Exod 7:29 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:38 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 13:18 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 17:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 19:3 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 19:12 Qal · Infinitive construct Exod 19:13 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 20:26 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 24:1 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Exod 24:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 24:12 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Exod 30:9 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 32:7 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative +384 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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