To stir up
גָּרָהStrong’s H1624garah (ga-rah)
Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Garah is the Hebrew word usually translated “engage in strife”, “stirs up” and “engaged in strife”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
“But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.”
Meaning
- To cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up(Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife · (Hithpael)
How it's translated
- you engage in strife 3
- he stirs up 3
- will you engage in strife 2
- and engage in strife 1
- they engage in strife 1
- you engaged in strife 1
- they will wage war 1
- so it may wage war 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 4
- Proverbs 4
- Daniel 2
- 2 Kings 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Jeremiah 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 11:25In contextAnd he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
- Deuteronomy 2:5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
- Deuteronomy 2:9And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
- Deuteronomy 2:19And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
- Deuteronomy 2:24Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
- 2 Kings 14:10Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
Hebrew dictionary
גָּרָה garah · to stir up
1) to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up 1a) (Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife 1b)(Hithpael) 1b1) to excite oneself against, engage in strife 1b2) to excite oneself (against foe), wage war
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.