Know the Word.

Hebrew word

gâraʻ

gaw-rah'

גָּרַע

What it means

to scrape off

to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • diminish4
  • taken3
  • away2
  • minish1
  • abated1
  • back1
  • restrainest1
  • restrain1

Every place it appears 18

Exodus5:85:19
Leviticus27:18
Deuteronomy4:2
Ecclesiastes3:14
Jeremiah26:248:37
Ezekiel5:1116:27
gâraʻ — Hebrew word meaning “to scrape off”