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Strong's Number H1639

גָּרַע
gara` · gaw-rah'
Transliteration:
gara`{gaw-rah'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
384
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
Usage in the KJV:
diminish 6, take 3, ...away 2, restrain 1, abated 1, keep back 1, clipped 1, minish 1, small 1, withdraweth 1

Total: 21
Occurs 22 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip
    1. (Qal)
      1. to diminish
      2. to restrain
      3. to withdraw
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to be withdrawn
      2. to be restrained
    3. (Piel) to withdraw, draw up
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament