1639 – גָּרַע (gara)

to dimish

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	גָּרַע (gara)
Pronunciation:	ga-ra    Listen
Gematria:	273(3 + 200 + 70)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	22 times in OT

Description

1) to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to diminish
1a2) to restrain
1a3) to withdraw
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be withdrawn
1b2) to be restrained
1c) (Piel) to withdraw, draw up

Synonyms

גָּרַע	gara		H1639	(22 ggr)	to dimish
חָשַׂךְ	chasach		H2820	(28 ggr)	to withhold
כָּלָא	kala		H3607	(17 ggr)	to restrain
מָנַע	mana		H4513	(29 ggr)	to withhold
נוּא	no		H5106	(8 ggr)	to forbid

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with gara as root:

מִגְרָעָה

migraah

H4052

recess

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word gara was translated to the following:

ἀπολείπω	apoleipo	G0620	leave
ἀποστερέω	apostereo	G0650	defraud
ἀπωθέομαι	apotheomai, apothomai	G0683	cast away
ἀφαιρέω	aphaireo	G0851	take away
ἀφικνέομαι	aphikneomai	G0864	come abroad
ἐξαίρω	exairo	G1808	take away
ἐξαλείφω	exaleipho	G1813	blot out
ξυράω	xurao	G3587	shave
συντελέω	sunteleo	G4931	end
ὑστερέω	hustereo	G5302	lack

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