Quick Definition
to drag/chew/saw
Strong's Definition
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: catch, chew, [idiom] continuing, destroy, saw.
TWOT Reference: 386
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to drag, drag away
1a) (Qal) to drag away
1b) (Niphal) to chew the cud
1c) (Poal) sawn (participle)
1d) (Hithpoel) roaring (participle)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to drag, drag away
1a) (Qal) to drag away
1b) (Niphal) to chew the cud
1c) (Poal) sawn (participle)
1d) (Hithpoel) roaring (participle)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גָּרַר
gârar
BDB Definition:
1) to drag, drag away
1a) (Qal) to drag away
1b) (Niphal) to chew the cud
1c) (Poal) sawn (participle)
1d) (Hithpoel) roaring (participle)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 386
Total KJV Occurrences: 5