Gahar גָּהַר
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| גָּהַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gahar |
| Strong's number | H1457 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to bend (down) |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Kings (2) |
Gahar (Hebrew גָּהַר, Strong's H1457) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to bend (down)”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to bend, crouch
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stretched (2), down (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bent down (1), he stretched himself out (1), stretched himself out (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gahar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 18:42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 4:34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.
- 2 Kings 4:35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.Elisha turned away and paced back and forth across the room. Then he got on the bed and stretched himself out over the boy again, and the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).