Garah means “contend” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1624 — ektrepo (“avoid”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1624 גָּרָה (garah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. garah (gaw-raw') v. 1. (properly) to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger [a primitive root] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include meddle, contend, anger, and stir. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
garah (gaw-raw') v. 1. (properly) to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger [a primitive root] KJV: contend, meddle, stir up, strive.
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to stir up
Usage: 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
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render garah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Meddle 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.
And 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.
And 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.
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1624.
Meddle 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.
And 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.
And 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.
Rise 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.
Thou 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?
Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
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.
And 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.
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Garah (Strong's H1624) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "contend". garah (gaw-raw') v. 1. (properly) to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger [a primitive root]
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H1624 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1624 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as meddle, contend, anger, and stir. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.