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גָּרַע H1639
H1639 is the Hebrew word גָּרַע, transliterated gâraʻ and said gaw-rah'. The King James Version most often renders it diminish.
What it means
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.
Verses using גָּרַע
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 5:8 · KJV
And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Exodus 5:19 · KJV
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
Leviticus 27:18 · KJV
But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.
Numbers 9:7 · KJV
And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
Numbers 27:4 · KJV
Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
Numbers 36:3 · KJV
And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.
Numbers 36:4 · KJV
And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
Deuteronomy 4:2 · KJV
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Job 15:4 · KJV
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
Job 15:8 · KJV
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Job 36:7 · KJV
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Job 36:27 · KJV
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
Ecclesiastes 3:14 · KJV
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Jeremiah 26:2 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
Jeremiah 48:37 · KJV
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Ezekiel 5:11 · KJV
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
Ezekiel 16:27 · KJV
Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1639 mean?
H1639 is the Hebrew word גָּרַע (gâraʻ), meaning to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold.
How is H1639 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it diminish (2 times), taken (2 times), minish (1 time), abated (1 time), wherefore are we kept back (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1639 appear in the Bible?
גָּרַע (gâraʻ) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1639 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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