What does גָּרַשׁ · ἐκβάλλω mean in the Bible?
גָּרַשׁ · ἐκβάλλω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to expel, drive away".
Hebrew · H1644, G1544
גָּרַשׁ
To drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce · to eject (literally or figuratively)
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גָּרַשׁH1644to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
Pronunciationgāraš
Forcible separation from a rightful place or relationship; used of expulsion, divorce, and dispossession alike.
Open lexicon entry →ἐκβάλλωG1544to eject (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationekbállō
Forceful removal or expulsion; in NT chiefly demons or people from sacred spaces through divine authority.
Open lexicon entry →What does גָּרַשׁ (garash) mean in the Bible?
גָּרַשׁ · ἐκβάλλω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to expel, drive away".
Full entry for גָּרַשׁ (H1644, G1544) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1644, G1544?
H1644, G1544 is connected to 47 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to expel, drive away
Source Gloss
to expel, drive away
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 groups4Aligned forms13
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action7×
ImperfectExod 11:1 · Judg 2:3 · Ps 80:93×
Sequential imperfectGen 21:10 · Prov 22:102×
Infinitive absoluteExod 11:11×
PerfectGen 4:141×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject2×
PerfectExod 12:391×
ImperfectJob 30:51×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Participle activeExod 34:111×
Participle passiveLev 21:71×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action2×
Participle activeIsa 57:201×
PerfectJonah 2:51×
Word Origins
גָּרַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.