גְּרָר proper name, of a location south of Gaza, usually identified with modern
Umm Jerâr Bd
Pal 159 Guérin
Judée ii. 257 ff.; but
Wady Jer¥r west of
±Ain †ad£s according to Trumbull
Kadesh Barnea 61 ff. compare Guthe
ZPV viii 1885, 215;
Genesis 20:2;
Genesis 26:6,20,26; 2Chron 14:12; 2 Chronicles 14:13;
גְּרָ֫רָה Genesis 10:19, 26:1;
נַ֫חַל גְּרָר Genesis 26:17;
וַיָּגָר בִּגְרָר Genesis 20:1.
גרשׂ (Arabic
bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush,
, crushed,
crush, destroy; compare following).
Strong's Hebrew: 1642. גְּרָר (Gerar) — 10 Occurrences
Genesis 10:19
HEB: מִצִּידֹ֔ן בֹּאֲכָ֥ה גְרָ֖רָה עַד־ עַזָּ֑ה
NAS: as you go toward Gerar, as far
KJV: as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza;
INT: Sidon go Gerar far Gaza
Genesis 20:1
HEB: שׁ֑וּר וַיָּ֖גָר בִּגְרָֽר׃
NAS: and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.
KJV: and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
INT: and Shur sojourned Gerar
Genesis 20:2
HEB: אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּרָ֔ר וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־
NAS: king of Gerar sent
KJV: king of Gerar sent,
INT: Abimelech king of Gerar and took Sarah
Genesis 26:1
HEB: מֶֽלֶךְ־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים גְּרָֽרָה׃
NAS: went to Gerar, to Abimelech
KJV: king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
INT: king of the Philistines to Gerar
Genesis 26:6
HEB: וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יִצְחָ֖ק בִּגְרָֽר׃
NAS: So Isaac lived in Gerar.
KJV: And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
INT: lived Isaac Gerar
Genesis 26:17
HEB: וַיִּ֥חַן בְּנַֽחַל־ גְּרָ֖ר וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב שָֽׁם׃
NAS: in the valley of Gerar, and settled
KJV: in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt
INT: and camped the valley of Gerar and settled there
Genesis 26:20
HEB: וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ רֹעֵ֣י גְרָ֗ר עִם־ רֹעֵ֥י
NAS: the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled
KJV: And the herdmen of Gerar did strive
INT: quarreled shipherd of Gerar with shipherd
Genesis 26:26
HEB: הָלַ֥ךְ אֵלָ֖יו מִגְּרָ֑ר וַאֲחֻזַּת֙ מֵֽרֵעֵ֔הוּ
NAS: came to him from Gerar with his adviser
KJV: went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath
INT: came to him Gerar Ahuzzath his adviser
2 Chronicles 14:13
HEB: עִמּוֹ֮ עַד־ לִגְרָר֒ וַיִּפֹּ֤ל מִכּוּשִׁים֙
NAS: them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians
KJV: that [were] with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians
INT: as far Gerar fell Ethiopians
2 Chronicles 14:14
HEB: הֶֽעָרִים֙ סְבִיב֣וֹת גְּרָ֔ר כִּי־ הָיָ֥ה
NAS: around Gerar, for the dread
KJV: round about Gerar; for the fear
INT: the cities around Gerar for had fallen