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גָּרַר H1641
H1641 is the Hebrew word גָּרַר, transliterated gârar and said gaw-rar'. The King James Version most often renders it yet he cheweth.
What it means
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: catch, chew, [idiom] continuing, destroy, saw.
Verses using גָּרַר
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 11:7 · KJV
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
1 Kings 7:9 · KJV
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
Proverbs 21:7 · KJV
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Jeremiah 30:23 · KJV
Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
Habakkuk 1:15 · KJV
They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1641 mean?
H1641 is the Hebrew word גָּרַר (gârar), meaning to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw.
How is H1641 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it yet he cheweth (1 time), sawed (1 time), destroy (1 time), continuing (1 time), catch (1 time).
How many times does H1641 appear in the Bible?
גָּרַר (gârar) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1641 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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