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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H1624 - Contend

Strong's No.:H1624

Hebrew:גָּרָה

Transliteration:gârâh

Phonetic:gaw-raw'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{contend} {meddle} stir {up} strive.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

properly to {grate} that {is} (figuratively) to anger


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up

a. (Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife

b. (Hithpael)

1. to excite oneself against, engage in strife

2. to excite oneself (against foe), wage war


Bible References:
Contend

Translation
Occurrences:
contend ( 3 )
meddle ( 4 )
striven ( 1 )
up ( 6 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.