abate, clip, diminish, do take away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw
A 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.
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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1 be withdrawn with מִן Numbers 36:3 (twice in verse); Numbers 36:4 (inheritance, נחלה); Numbers 27:4 a name out of a family; Exodus 5:11 (מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶם דָּבָר); impersonal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).
Strong's Hebrew: 1639. גָּרַע (gara) — 22 Occurrences
Exodus 5:8
HEB: 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 Because
Exodus 5:11
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: כָּל־ זָקָ֖ן גְּרוּעָֽה׃
NAS: [and] every beard is cut off.
INT: every beard is cut
Jeremiah 26:2
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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
HEB: 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