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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H1639 - Off

Strong's No.:H1639

Hebrew:גָּרַע

Transliteration:gâraʻ

Phonetic:gaw-rah'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{abate} {clip} (di-) {minish} do (take) {away} keep {back} {restrain} make {small} withdraw.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to scrape off; by implication to {shave} remove: lessen or withhold


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip

a. (Qal)

1. to diminish

2. to restrain

3. to withdraw

b. (Niphal)

1. to be withdrawn

2. to be restrained

c. (Piel) to withdraw, draw up


Bible References:
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Translation
Occurrences:
abated ( 1 )
away ( 2 )
back ( 1 )
clipped ( 1 )
diminish ( 6 )
diminished ( 2 )
minish ( 1 )
off ( 1 )
restrain ( 1 )
restrainest ( 1 )
small ( 1 )
taken ( 3 )
withdraweth ( 1 )

 

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