Hebrew word study

גָּרַעgâraʻ — to scrape off

Pronounced “gaw-rah'”

to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold

Translated in the King James as: abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.

Appears 22 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Exodus — 4×
Exodus 5:8Exodus 5:11Exodus 5:19Exodus 21:10
Leviticus — 1×
Leviticus 27:18
Numbers — 5×
Numbers 9:7Numbers 27:4Numbers 36:3Numbers 36:4+ 1 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 2×
Deuteronomy 4:2Deuteronomy 12:32
Job — 4×
Job 15:4Job 15:8Job 36:7Job 36:27
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 3:14
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 15:2
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 26:2Jeremiah 48:37
Ezekiel — 2×
Ezekiel 5:11Ezekiel 16:27

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