What does גֵּרָה mean in the Bible?
גֵּרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the cud (as scraping the throat)".
Hebrew · H1625
גֵּרָה
The cud (as scraping the throat)
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גֵּרָה H1625
What does גֵּרָה mean in the Bible?
גֵּרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the cud (as scraping the throat)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1625?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the cud (10), chew the cud (1).
Where does גֵּרָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (7), Deuteronomy (4).
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 the cud 10× Leviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:5, Leviticus 11:6
chew the cud 1× Deuteronomy 14:8
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:3 גֵּרָ֖ה to the cud Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 11:4 הַגֵּרָ֔ה to the cud Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 11:4 גֵרָ֜ה to the cud Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 11:5 גֵרָה֙ to the cud Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 11:6 גֵּרָה֙ to the cud Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 11:7 גֵּרָ֣ה to the cud Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 11:26 וְגֵרָה֙ to the cud Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:6 גֵּרָ֖ה to the cud Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:7 הַגֵּרָ֔ה to the cud Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:7 גֵרָ֣ה to the cud Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:3
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 2
Leviticus 7 Deuteronomy 4
Source forms
גֵּרָ֖ה 2x gê·rāh Leviticus 11:3, Deuteronomy 14:6
הַגֵּרָ֔ה 2x hag·gê·rāh Leviticus 11:4, Deuteronomy 14:7
גֵרָ֜ה 1x ḡê·rāh Leviticus 11:4
גֵרָה֙ 1x ḡê·rāh Leviticus 11:5
גֵרָ֣ה 1x ḡê·rāh Deuteronomy 14:7
גֵרָ֔ה 1x ḡê·rāh Deuteronomy 14:8
גֵּרָה֙ 1x gê·rāh Leviticus 11:6
גֵּרָ֣ה 1x gê·rāh Leviticus 11:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 8x Leviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:5, Leviticus 11:6
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 11:4, Deuteronomy 14:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 11:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the cud (as scraping the throat)
Source Gloss
the cud (as scraping the throat)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the cud (as scraping the throat) BDB: cud Usage: cud.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֵּרָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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