gara: to diminish, restrain, withdraw Original Word: גָּרַע
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gara
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-rah')
Short Definition: withdrawn
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to diminish, restrain, withdraw
NASB Word Usage
cut off (1), cut short (1), deducted (1), diminished (1), draws (1), hinder (1), limit (1), omit (1), reduce (3), reduced (1), restrained (1), take (1), take away (2), withdraw (2), withdrawn (4).
[גָּרַע] verb diminish, restrain, withdraw (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּרַע  shave head, etc.; compare  swallow) — Qal Imperfect יִגְרַע Job 36:7, יִגְרָ֑ע Exodus 21:10; 2masculine singular תִּגְרַע Deuteronomy 13:1 3t.; אֶגְרַע Ezekiel 5:11 (but compare below), וָאֶגְרַע Ezekiel 16:27; תִּגְרְעוּ Exodus 5:8 2t.; Infinitive לִגְרֹעַ Ecclesiastes 3:14; Participle גְּרוּעָה Isaiah 15:2 (so Baer; v. d. H. גְּדוּעָה see גדע), גְּרֻעָה Jeremiah 48:37; — 1 diminish, usually followed by מִן Exodus 5:8,19 (the tale of bricks), Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 13:1 (in both, word of ׳י; opposed to הוסיף) compare Ecclesiastes 3:14, and also Jeremiah 26:2 (with accusative); with accusative also Exodus 21:10 (food etc.) compare Ezekiel 16:27; Passive participle diminished, clipped, of beard, Jeremiah 48:37 and Isaiah 15:2 (so Baer, rightly, compare his note and see גדע). 2 restrain Job 15:4 (with accusative שִׂיחָה meditation, devotion), Job 15:8 (with accusative חָכְמָה, followed by אֵלֶיךָ, i.e. unto, for thyself, monopolize; De Di Da render draw unto thyself, appropriate; Schult. compare Arabic swallow, compare Ew saugst zu dir ein Weisheit). 3 withdraw Job 36:7 (object עַיִן, eye, followed by מִן); Ezekiel 5:11 absolute (si vera lectio); Co. reads אֶתְגָּרֶה, for אֶגְרַע, on internal grounds; others: withdraw (thy needs) Sm (compare Ezekiel 16:27); withdraw (mine eye) Ges Ke. Niph`al Perfect וְנִגְרַע consecutive Leviticus 27:18; וְנִגְרְעָה Numbers 36:3; Imperfect יִגָּרַע Numbers 27:4; Numbers 36:4, יִגָּרֵ֑עַ Numbers 36:3; 1plural נִגָּרַע Numbers 9:7; Participle נִגְרָע Exodus 5:11; — 1 be withdrawn with מִן Numbers 36:3 (twice in verse); Numbers 36:4 (inheritance, נחלה); Numbers 27:4 a name out of a family; Exodus 5:11 (מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶם דָּבָר); impersonal Leviticus 27:18 (abatement shall be made). 2 be restrained followed by infinitive Numbers 9:7. Pi`el Imperfect יְגָרַע Job 36:27 withdraw = draw up with accusative נִטְפֵימָֿ֑יִם compare Di (on other hand, De and others draw down, let down).
abate, clip, diminish, do take away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdrawA primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold -- abate, clip, (di-)minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.
ū·mig·gā·rə·nə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡā·rə·nə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
gā·rə·sāh — 1 Occ.
way·yaḡ·rês — 1 Occ.
’eḡ·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
gə·rū·‘āh — 2 Occ.
liḡ·rō·a‘ — 1 Occ.
nig·gā·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
niḡ·rā‘ — 1 Occ.
ṯiḡ·ra‘ — 2 Occ.
wā·’eḡ·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
wə·niḡ·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
wə·niḡ·rə·‘āh — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯiḡ·ra‘ — 2 Occ.
yə·ḡā·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
yig·gā·ra‘ — 2 Occ.
yig·gā·rê·a‘ — 1 Occ.
yiḡ·rā‘ — 2 Occ.
gə·rā·p̄ām — 1 Occ.
mə·ḡō·rā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
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Strong's Hebrew 1639
22 Occurrences
’eḡ·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
gə·rū·‘āh — 2 Occ.
liḡ·rō·a‘ — 1 Occ.
nig·gā·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
niḡ·rā‘ — 1 Occ.
ṯiḡ·ra‘ — 2 Occ.
ṯiḡ·rə·‘ū — 3 Occ.
wā·’eḡ·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
wə·niḡ·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
wə·niḡ·rə·‘āh — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯiḡ·ra‘ — 2 Occ.
yə·ḡā·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
yig·gā·ra‘ — 2 Occ.
yig·gā·rê·a‘ — 1 Occ.
yiḡ·rā‘ — 2 Occ.
Exodus 5:8
BIB: עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תִגְרְע֖וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־
NAS: you shall impose on them; you are not to reduce any
KJV: ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish [ought] thereof: for they [be] idle;
INT: and are not to reduce any BecauseExodus 5:11
BIB: כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין נִגְרָ֛ע מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖ם דָּבָֽר׃
NAS: of your labor will be reduced.'
KJV: of your work shall be diminished.
INT: yet none shall be diminished of your labor ought Exodus 5:19
BIB: לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹא־ תִגְרְע֥וּ מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם דְּבַר־
NAS: because they were told, You must not reduce [your] daily
KJV: [case], after it was said, Ye shall not minish [ought] from your bricks
INT: were told must not reduce of bricks task Exodus 21:10
BIB: וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ לֹ֥א יִגְרָֽע׃
NAS: to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food,
KJV: and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
INT: her conjugal may not reduce Leviticus 27:18
BIB: שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְנִגְרַ֖ע מֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: of jubilee; and it shall be deducted from your valuation.
KJV: of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.
INT: the year of jubilee shall be deducted your valuation Numbers 9:7
BIB: אָדָ֑ם לָ֣מָּה נִגָּרַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֨י הַקְרִ֜ב
NAS: why are we restrained from presenting
KJV: of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer
INT: of a man why restrained because presenting Numbers 27:4
BIB: לָ֣מָּה יִגָּרַ֤ע שֵׁם־ אָבִ֙ינוּ֙
NAS: of our father be withdrawn from among
KJV: of our father be done away from among
INT: Why be withdrawn the name of our father Numbers 36:3
BIB: יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לְנָשִׁים֒ וְנִגְרְעָ֤ה נַחֲלָתָן֙ מִנַּחֲלַ֣ת
NAS: their inheritance will be withdrawn from the inheritance
KJV: then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance
INT: of Israel they be married will be withdrawn their inheritance the inheritance Numbers 36:3
BIB: וּמִגֹּרַ֥ל נַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּ יִגָּרֵֽעַ׃
NAS: they belong; thus it will be withdrawn from our allotted
KJV: of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot
INT: our allotted inheritance will be withdrawn Numbers 36:4
BIB: מַטֵּ֣ה אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ יִגָּרַ֖ע נַחֲלָתָֽן׃
NAS: so their inheritance will be withdrawn from the inheritance
KJV: whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance
INT: of the tribe of our fathers will be withdrawn the inheritance Deuteronomy 4:2
BIB: אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תִגְרְע֖וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ לִשְׁמֹ֗ר
NAS: you, nor take away from it, that you may keep
KJV: which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep
INT: am commanding nor take that you may keep Deuteronomy 12:32
BIB: עָלָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א תִגְרַ֖ע מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ פ
NAS: to nor take away from it.
KJV: it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
INT: unto nor take at Job 15:4
BIB: תָּפֵ֣ר יִרְאָ֑ה וְתִגְרַ֥ע שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה לִפְנֵי־
NAS: with reverence And hinder meditation
KJV: fear, and restrainest prayer
INT: do reverence and hinder meditation before Job 15:8
BIB: אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּשְׁמָ֑ע וְתִגְרַ֖ע אֵלֶ֣יךָ חָכְמָֽה׃
NAS: of God, And limit wisdom
KJV: of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom
INT: of God hear and limit about wisdom Job 36:7
BIB: לֹֽא־ יִגְרַ֥ע מִצַּדִּ֗יק עֵ֫ינָ֥יו
NAS: He does not withdraw His eyes
KJV: He withdraweth not his eyes
INT: does not withdraw the righteous his eyes Job 36:27
BIB: כִּ֭י יְגָרַ֣ע נִטְפֵי־ מָ֑יִם
NAS: For He draws up the drops of water,
KJV: For he maketh small the drops
INT: for draws the drops of water Ecclesiastes 3:14
BIB: וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ אֵ֣ין לִגְרֹ֑עַ וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים עָשָׂ֔ה
NAS: to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God
KJV: can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God
INT: at is nothing to take God has worked Isaiah 15:2
BIB: כָּל־ זָקָ֖ן גְּרוּעָֽה׃
NAS: [and] every beard is cut off.
INT: every beard is cut Jeremiah 26:2
BIB: אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם אַל־ תִּגְרַ֖ע דָּבָֽר׃
NAS: you to speak to them. Do not omit a word!
KJV: thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
INT: about not omit A word Jeremiah 48:37
BIB: וְכָל־ זָקָ֖ן גְּרֻעָ֑ה עַ֤ל כָּל־
NAS: beard cut short; there are gashes
KJV: and every beard clipped: upon all the hands
INT: and every beard cut on all Ezekiel 5:11
BIB: וְגַם־ אֲנִ֤י אֶגְרַע֙ וְלֹא־ תָח֣וֹס
NAS: therefore I will also withdraw, and My eye
KJV: and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye
INT: will also I withdraw no will have Ezekiel 16:27
BIB: יָדִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וָאֶגְרַ֖ע חֻקֵּ֑ךְ וָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְ
NAS: against you and diminished your rations.
KJV: my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary
INT: my hand against and diminished your rations delivered 22 Occurrences
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