Strong's H1639 · Hebrew
גָּרַע
gâraʻ · /gaw-rah'/
Definition
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
KJV: abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גָּרַע across 20 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
20 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus4 verses
And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Exodus 5:11Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
Exodus 5:19And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
Exodus 21:10If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Numbers4 verses
And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
Numbers 27:4Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. done: Heb. diminished
Numbers 36:3And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. whereunto: Heb. unto whom they shall be
Numbers 36:4And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
Deuteronomy2 verses
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy 12:32What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Job4 verses
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. castest: Heb. makest void prayer: or, speech
Job 15:8Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Job 36:7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Job 36:27For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
Jeremiah2 verses
Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
Jeremiah 48:37For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. clipped: Heb. diminished
Ezekiel2 verses
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
Ezekiel 16:27Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. daughters: or, cities
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1639 (gâraʻ) mean?
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
How many times does H1639 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1639 (גָּרַע) appears in 20 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “diminish.”
How is gâraʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1639 is rendered as “diminish” (6×), “taken” (3×), “away” (2×), “diminished” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word גָּרַע come from?
a primitive root;