BDB1730
גָּרָב noun [masculine] itch, scab (Arabic [untranscribed source text 985], Aramaic גַּרְבָּא, [untranscribed source text 986], Assyrian garabu Dl§ 162) — גָּרָב Lev 21:20; Lev 22:22; Deut 28:27.
Strong's Lexicon
H1618
H1618 — גָּרָב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1618 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גָּרָב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to scratch |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | garab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gaw-rawb' |
| Meaning: | 1. scurf (from itching) |
| KJV Renderings: | scab, scurvy. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
גרב (gah-rahv’)
Leviticus 21:20
- KJV: Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;a dwarf: or, too slender
- EHCC: or be seurey, or scabbed,
Leviticus 22:22
- KJV: Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord.
- EHCC: or having a wen, or sexrvy,
Deuteronomy 26:27
- EHCC: and with the scab, and with