What does גָּרַר mean in the Bible?
e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw".
Hebrew · H1641
גָּרַר
To drag off roughly ; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
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גָּרַר H1641
What does גָּרַר mean in the Bible?
גָּרַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to drag off roughly ; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1641?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and trimmed (1), chew (1), he catches them (1), They slash themselves (1), will sweep them away (1).
Where does גָּרַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (1), Habakkuk (1), Hosea (1), Leviticus (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 and trimmed 1× 1 Kings 7:9
chew 1× Leviticus 11:7
he catches them 1× Habakkuk 1:15
They slash themselves 1× Hosea 7:14
will sweep them away 1× Proverbs 21:7
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:7 יִגָּ֑ר to chew Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 7:9 מְגֹרָר֥וֹת to and trimmed Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural Proverbs 21:7 יְגוֹרֵ֑ם to will sweep them away Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Hosea 7:14 יִתְגּוֹרָ֖רוּ to They slash themselves Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Habakkuk 1:15 יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ to he catches them Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:7
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Leviticus 1 1 Kings 1 Proverbs 1 Hosea 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
יְגוֹרֵ֑ם 1x yə·ḡō·w·rêm Proverbs 21:7
יִגָּ֑ר 1x yig·gār Leviticus 11:7
יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ 1x yə·ḡō·rê·hū Habakkuk 1:15
יִתְגּוֹרָ֖רוּ 1x yiṯ·gō·w·rā·rū Hosea 7:14
מְגֹרָר֥וֹת 1x mə·ḡō·rā·rō·wṯ 1 Kings 7:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Hosea 7:14
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 11:7
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural 1x 1 Kings 7:9
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Proverbs 21:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Habakkuk 1:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to drag off roughly ; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
Source Gloss
to drag off roughly ; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw BDB: drag Usage: catch, chew, × continuing, destroy, saw.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 3
Poal 1×
Participle passive 1Kgs 7:9 1×
Hithpolel 1×
Participle active Jer 30:23 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Lev 11:7 1×
Word Origins
גָּרַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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