Strong's Lexicon

H1606

H1606 — גְּעָרָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewg`arahnoun femOccurrences: 15TWOT: 370a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1606
Word:	גְּעָרָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H1605
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	15
Transliteration:	g`arah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	gheh-aw-raw'
Meaning:	1. a chiding
KJV Renderings:	rebuke(-ing), reproof.

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BDB1717

גְּעָרָה noun feminine rebuke — Prov 13:1 + 2 t.; גַּעֲרַת Eccl 7:5 + 5 t.; suffix גַּעֲרָֽתְךָ Ps 18:16 + (suffixes 6 t.); —

1. of man Prov 13:1; Prov 13:8; Prov 17:10; Eccl 7:5; Isa 30:17 (twice in verse).

2. of God Job 26:11; Ps 18:16 (= 2Sam 22:16) Ps 76:7; Ps 80:17; Ps 104:7; Isa 50:2; Isa 51:20; Isa 66:15.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גערה (g’gah-rah’)

2 Samuel 22:16

KJV: And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

EHCC: at the rebuhing of the Lord,

Job 26:11

KJV: The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

EHCC: are astonished at his reproof.

Psalms 18:15

KJV: Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

EHCC: ( 16). were discovered af thy rebuke,

Psalms 76:6

KJV: At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

EHCC: (7). At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob,

Psalms 80:16

KJV: It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

EHCC: (17). at rebuke of thy countenance.

Psalms 104:7

KJV: At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

EHCC: At thy rebuke they fled ;

Proverbs 13:1

KJV: A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

EHCC: a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Proverbs 17:10

KJV: A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.entereth…: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times

EHCC: A reproof entereth more into

Isaiah 30:17

KJV: One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.a beacon: or, a tree bereft of branches, or, boughs: or, a mast

EHCC: at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five

Isaiah 50:2

KJV: Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

EHCC: at my I dry up the sea,

Isaiah 51:20

KJV: Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God.

EHCC: the rebuke of thy God.

Isaiah 66:15

KJV: For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

EHCC: and his rebuke with flames