גָּרָה

ga.rahto stir upHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb14 occurrences6 books13 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger
Traditional renderings: contend, meddle, stir up, strive.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Deuteronomy 2:5תִּתְגָּר֣וּ · provoke
    Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
  2. Deuteronomy 2:9תִּתְגָּ֥ר · provoke
    Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
  3. Deuteronomy 2:19תִּתְגָּ֣ר · or provoke
    But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
  4. Deuteronomy 2:24וְהִתְגָּ֥ר · and engage
    “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
  5. 2 Kings 14:10תִתְגָּרֶה֙ · should you stir up
    You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
  6. 2 Chronicles 25:19תִתְגָּרֶה֙ · should you stir up
    You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
  7. Proverbs 15:18יְגָרֶ֣ה · stirs up
    A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
  8. Proverbs 28:4יִתְגָּ֥רוּ · resist
    Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
  9. Proverbs 28:25יְגָרֶ֣ה · stirs up
    A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
  10. Proverbs 29:22יְגָרֶ֣ה · stirs up
    An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
  11. Jeremiah 50:24הִתְגָּרִֽית׃ · you challenged
    I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.
  12. Daniel 11:10יִתְגָּר֗וּ · will stir up strife; וְיִתְגָּרוּ · carry the battle
    But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
  13. Daniel 11:25יִתְגָּרֶה֙ · will mobilize
    And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.