Hebrew - English Dictionary
H1639 - Restrain
| Strong's No.: | H1639 |
| Hebrew: | גָּרַע |
| Transliteration: | gâraʻ |
| Phonetic: | gaw-rah' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {abate} {clip} (di-) {minish} do (take) {away} keep {back} {restrain} make {small} withdraw. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to scrape off; by implication to {shave} remove: lessen or withhold |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip a. (Qal) 1. to diminish 2. to restrain 3. to withdraw b. (Niphal) 1. to be withdrawn 2. to be restrained c. (Piel) to withdraw, draw up |
| Bible References:
Restrain |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
abated ( 1 )
away ( 2 )
back ( 1 )
clipped ( 1 )
diminish ( 6 )
diminished ( 2 )
minish ( 1 )
off ( 1 )
restrain ( 1 )
restrainest ( 1 )
small ( 1 )
taken ( 3 )
withdraweth ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.