Gârâh — H1624

H1624 · Hebrew — גרה

Pronunciation: gaw-raw'

Definition

verb

properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger

  1. to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up
    1. (Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife
    2. (Hithpael)
      1. to excite oneself against, engage in strife
      2. to excite oneself (against foe), wage war

Usually translated as

meddle, contend, stir up, strive

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Gârâh occurs 14 times in 13 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (4), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Proverbs (4), Jeremiah (1), Daniel (2)

Strong's Lexicon — G