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Lexicon :: Strong's H1605 - gāʿar

Aa
גָּעַר
Transliteration
gāʿar
Pronunciation
gaw-ar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 370

Strong’s Definitions

גָּעַר gâʻar, gaw-ar'; a primitive root; to chide:—corrupt, rebuke, reprove.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H1605 in the following manner: rebuke (12x), corrupt (1x), reprove (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H1605 in the following manner: rebuke (12x), corrupt (1x), reprove (1x).

  1. (Qal) to rebuke, reprove, corrupt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּעַר gâʻar, gaw-ar'; a primitive root; to chide:—corrupt, rebuke, reprove.
STRONGS H1605: Abbreviations
† גָּעַר verb rebuke (Aramaic גְּעַר rfig id., Ethiopic ገዐረ፡ cry out, Sabean יגער proper name, SabDenkmp. 29.30) — Isaiah 17:13; גָּעַרְתָּ Psalm 9:6 + 2 times, etc.; Imperfect יִגְעַר Zechariah 3:2 + 3 times, תִּגְעֲרוּ Ruth 2:16; Imperative גְּעַר Psalm 68:31; Infinitive מִגְּעָרֿ Isaiah 54:9; Participle גּוֺעֵר Nahum 1:4, גֹּעֵר Malachi 2:3; — with בְּ except Psalm 9:6; Psalm 68:31; Psalm 119:21; Malachi 2:3 where accusative; —
1. rebuke, father his son Genesis 37:10 (E), reapers Ruth Ruth 2:16, priest Jeremiah Jeremiah 29:27.
2. of God rebuking nations Psalm 9:6; Isaiah 17:13, proud Psalm 119:21, Satan Zechariah 3:2 (twice in verse), חית קנה Psalm 68:31, בָּאֹכֵל (the devouring swarm of locusts, restraining them) Malachi 3:11, the sea drying it up Psalm 106:9; Nahum 1:4, Zion Isaiah 54:9; הַזֶּרַע the seed (prevent the usual harvest) Malachi 2:3 (Greek Version of the LXX Aq Vulgate הַזְּרֹעַ, the arm, namely, of priests, that they may not extend it to bless).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:10

Ruth

2:16; 2:16

Psalms

9:6; 9:6; 9:6; 68:31; 68:31; 68:31; 106:9; 119:21; 119:21

Isaiah

17:13; 17:13; 54:9; 54:9

Jeremiah

29:27

Nahum

1:4; 1:4

Zechariah

3:2; 3:2

Malachi

2:3; 2:3; 2:3; 3:11

H1605

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1605 matches the Hebrew גָּעַר (gāʿar),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:10 - And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:16 - And let some heads of grain be pulled out of what has been corded up, and dropped for her to take, and let no sharp word be said to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:5 - You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30 - Say sharp words to the beast among the water-plants, the band of strong ones, with the lords of the peoples, put an end to the people whose delight is in war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:9 - By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - But he will put a stop to them, and make them go in flight far away, driving them like the waste of the grain on the tops of the mountains before the wind, and like the circling dust before the storm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:9 - For this is like the days of Noah to me: for as I took an oath that the waters of Noah would never again go over the earth, so have I taken an oath that I will not again be angry with you, or say bitter words to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:27 - So why have you made no protest against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is acting as a prophet to you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:4 - He says sharp words to the sea and makes it dry, drying up all the rivers: Bashan is feeble, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon is without strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:2 - And the Lord said to the Satan, May the Lord's word be sharp against you, O Satan, the word of the Lord who has taken Jerusalem for himself: is this not a burning branch pulled out of the fire?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:3 - See, I will have your arm cut off, and will put waste on your faces, even the waste from your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:11 - And on your account I will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the Lord of armies
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