Strong's Hebrew #1624 - גָּרָה garah (to stir up (strife))

contend, meddle, stir up, strive

A primitive root; properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger -- contend, meddle, stir up, strive.

1) to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up
1a) (Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife
1b) (Hithpael)
1b1) to excite oneself against, engage in strife
1b2) to excite oneself (against foe), wage war
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 378

[גָּרָה] verb only

Pi`el stir up strife,

Hithpa`el engage in strife (compare Late Hebrew Pi`el stir up, excite, against (בְּ) Hithpa`el; Aramaic Pa`el גָּרֵא ; especially Assyrian garû, Qal attack, be at war with, garû, girû, enemy, etc. Asrb^{Annals iv. 49, 50} (KB^{ii. 190}) also SASmith^{Assurbanipal i. ii. Glossary}; Arabic is run, especially of water, flow, etc.) —

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular יְגָרֶה Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 28:25; Proverbs 29:22, all with object מָדוֺן excite, stir up, strife. — On גֵּרָה Deuteronomy 14:8 see I. גֵּרָה below גרר.

Hithpa`el Perfect2feminine singular הִתְגָּרִיתְ Jeremiah 50:24; Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְגָּרֶה Daniel 11:25, וְיִתְגָּרֶ֯ו Daniel 11:10; 2masculine singular תִּתְגָּרֶה 2 Kings 14:19; 2Chronicles 25:19; jussive with apocope תִּתְגָּר Deuteronomy 2:9,19; 3masculine plural יִתְגָּרוּ Proverbs 28:4; Daniel 11:10, compare Daniel 11:10 Kt., see above; 2 masculine plural תִּתְגָּרוּ Deuteronomy 2:5 (jussive); Imperative masculine singular הִתְגָּר Deuteronomy 2:24; —

1 excite oneself against (בְּ person), engage in strife with, literally Deuteronomy 2:5,19; 2 Kings 14:19 2Chronicles 25:19 (followed by בְּרָעָה; — רעה personified as challenged opponent); also + accusative of manner, מִלְחָמָה Deuteronomy 2:9,24; figurative וְשֹׁמְרֵי תוֺרָה יִתְגָּרוּ בָם Proverbs 28:4 while they that keep the law are at strife with them, i.e. with those that forsake it.

2 absolute, excite oneself (against foe), wage war, only Daniel 11:יִתְגָּרוּ וְאָֽסְפוּ הֲמוֺן חֲיָלִים רַבִּים Proverbs 28:10 they shall wage war, etc.; וְיָשֹׁב וְיִתְגָּרֶ֯ו עַדמָֿעֻזֹּה Proverbs 28:10 and he shall return and war, even to his stronghold; Proverbs 28:25 followed by לַמִּלְחָמָה + בְּחַיִל גָּדוֺל (instrumental)

Strong's Hebrew: 1624. גָּרָה (garah) — 14 Occurrences

Deuteronomy 2:5
HEB: אַל־ תִּתְגָּר֣וּ בָ֔ם כִּ֠י
NAS: do not provoke them, for I will not give
KJV: Meddle not with them; for I will not give
INT: not provoke because I will not

Deuteronomy 2:9
HEB: מוֹאָ֔ב וְאַל־ תִּתְגָּ֥ר בָּ֖ם מִלְחָמָ֑ה
NAS: nor provoke them to war,
KJV: not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle:
INT: Moab nor provoke to war because

Deuteronomy 2:19
HEB: תְּצֻרֵ֖ם וְאַל־ תִּתְגָּ֣ר בָּ֑ם כִּ֣י
NAS: them nor provoke them, for I will not give
KJV: distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give
INT: harass nor provoke because I will not

Deuteronomy 2:24
HEB: הָחֵ֣ל רָ֑שׁ וְהִתְגָּ֥ר בּ֖וֹ מִלְחָמָֽה׃
NAS: to take possession and contend with him in battle.
KJV: to possess [it], and contend with him in battle.
INT: begin to take and contend battle

2 Kings 14:10
HEB: בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָ֤מָּה תִתְגָּרֶה֙ בְּרָעָ֔ה וְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ה
NAS: for why should you provoke trouble
KJV: at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt,
INT: home why provoke to hurt fall

2 Chronicles 25:19
HEB: בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ לָ֤מָּה תִתְגָּרֶה֙ בְּרָעָ֔ה וְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔
NAS: for why should you provoke trouble
KJV: now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to [thine] hurt,
INT: home why provoke to hurt fall

Proverbs 15:18
HEB: אִ֣ישׁ חֵ֭מָה יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וְאֶ֥רֶך
NAS: man stirs up strife,
KJV: man stirreth up strife:
INT: man A hot-tempered stirs strife the slow

Proverbs 28:4
HEB: וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י ת֝וֹרָ֗ה יִתְגָּ֥רוּ בָֽם׃ פ
NAS: the law strive with them.
KJV: the law contend with them.
INT: keep the law strive

Proverbs 28:25
HEB: רְחַב־ נֶ֭פֶשׁ יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ
NAS: An arrogant man stirs up strife,
KJV: heart stirreth up strife:
INT: an arrogant heart stirs strife trusts

Proverbs 29:22
HEB: אִֽישׁ־ אַ֭ף יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבַ֖עַל
NAS: man stirs up strife,
KJV: man stirreth up strife,
INT: man an angry stirs strife man

Jeremiah 50:24
HEB: כִּ֥י בַֽיהוָ֖ה הִתְגָּרִֽית׃
NAS: Because you have engaged in conflict with the LORD.
KJV: and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
INT: Because the LORD have engaged

Daniel 11:10
HEB: (וּבָנָ֣יו ק) יִתְגָּר֗וּ וְאָסְפוּ֙ הֲמוֹן֙
NAS: His sons will mobilize and assemble
KJV: But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble
INT: afflicted will mobilize and assemble A multitude

Daniel 11:10
HEB: [וְיִתְגָּרוּ כ] (וְיִתְגָּרֶ֖ה ק) עַד־
NAS: that he may again wage war up to his [very] fortress.
KJV: then shall he return, and be stirred up, [even] to his fortress.
INT: and pass may again will mobilize against force

Daniel 11:25
HEB: וּמֶ֣לֶךְ הַנֶּ֗גֶב יִתְגָּרֶה֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה בְּחַֽיִל־
NAS: of the South will mobilize an extremely
KJV: of the south shall be stirred up to battle
INT: the king of the South will mobilize war army