Gâraç — H1638

Definition

verb

to crush; also (intransitively and figuratively) to dissolve

1. to be crushed, be broken
1. (Qal) to be crushed
2. (Hiphil) to crush, break (the teeth)

Usually translated as

break

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• ekbállō (G1544)
• epipothéō (G1971)

Occurrences

Gâraç occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Psalms (1), Lamentations (1)

• Psalms 119:20 — My soul breaketh (גָּרְסָ֣ה) for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
• Lamentations 3:16 — He hath also broken (וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס) my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.