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Lexicon :: Strong's H1642 - gᵊrār

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גְּרָר
Transliteration
gᵊrār
Pronunciation
gher-awr'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from גָּרַר (H1641)
Strong’s Definitions

גְּרָר Gᵉrâr, gher-awr'; probably from H1641; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city:—Gerar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H1642 in the following manner: Gerar (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H1642 in the following manner: Gerar (10x).

  1. Gerar = "a lodging place"

    1. a Philistine town south of Gaza, modern 'Umm'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גְּרָר Gᵉrâr, gher-awr'; probably from H1641; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city:—Gerar.
STRONGS H1642: Abbreviations
† גְּרָר proper name, of a location south of Gaza, usually identified with modern Umm Jerâr BdPal 159 GuérinJudée ii. 257 ff.; but Wady Jerūr west of ‘Ain Ḳadīs according to TrumbullKadesh Barnea 61 ff. compare GutheZPV viii 1885, 215; Genesis 20:2; Genesis 26:6, 20, 26; 2 Chronicles 14:12; 2 Chronicles 14:13; גְּרָ֫רָה Genesis 10:19, 26:1; נַ֫חַל גְּרָר Genesis 26:17; וַיָּגָר בִּגְרָר Genesis 20:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:19; 20:1; 20:2; 26:1; 26:6; 26:17; 26:20; 26:26

2 Chronicles

14:12; 14:13

H1642

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1642 matches the Hebrew גְּרָר (gᵊrār),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:19 - and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:1 - Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:2 - Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:1 - A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:6 - So Isaac stayed in Gerar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:17 - So Isaac moved away to the Gerar Valley, where he set up their tents and settled down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:20 - But then the shepherds from Gerar came and claimed the spring. “This is our water,” they said, and they argued over it with Isaac’s herdsmen. So Isaac named the well Esek (which means “argument”).

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:26 - One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:13 - Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar, and so many Ethiopians fell that they were unable to rally. They were destroyed by the LORD and his army, and the army of Judah carried off a vast amount of plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:14 - While they were at Gerar, they attacked all the towns in that area, and terror from the LORD came upon the people there. As a result, a vast amount of plunder was taken from these towns, too.
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