Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to drag/chew/saw
Usage: 1) to drag, drag away 1a) (Qal) to drag away 1b) (Niphal) to chew the cud 1c) (Poal) sawn (participle) 1d) (Hithpoel) roaring (participle)
Strong's Number
H1641
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
5
Strong's H1641 Quick Answer
Strong's H1641 גָּרַר (garar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. garar (gaw-rar') v. 1. to drag off roughly 2. (by implication) to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate) It has 5 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include cud and drag. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- garar (gaw-rar') v. 1. to drag off roughly 2. (by implication) to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate)
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- cud and drag
Meaning and Definition
garar (gaw-rar') v. 1. to drag off roughly 2. (by implication) to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate) 3. (by analogy) to saw [a primitive root] KJV: catch, chew, X continuing, destroy, saw.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1641. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1641 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render garar, 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.
cud
Leviticus 11:7
drag
Habakkuk 1:15
How Strong's H1641 Usage Compares
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.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1641 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1641 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1641.
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1641, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1641 FAQ
What does garar (גָּרַר) mean?
Garar (Strong's H1641) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "saw". garar (gaw-rar') v. 1. to drag off roughly 2. (by implication) to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate)
How many times is garar (גָּרַר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H1641 across 5 books.
Where can I study garar (גָּרַר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1641 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate garar (גָּרַר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cud and drag. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.