What does גָּרַשׁ · ἐκβάλλω mean in the Bible?
גָּרַשׁ · ἐκβάλλω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to expel, drive away".
Hebrew · H1644, G1544
גָּרַשׁ
To drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce · to eject (literally or figuratively)
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גָּרַשׁ H1644 to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
Pronunciation gāraš
Forcible separation from a rightful place or relationship; used of expulsion, divorce, and dispossession alike.
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ἐκβάλλω G1544 to eject (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ekbállō
Forceful removal or expulsion; in NT chiefly demons or people from sacred spaces through divine authority.
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What does גָּרַשׁ (garash) mean in the Bible?
גָּרַשׁ · ἐκβάλλω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to expel, drive away".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1644, G1544?
H1644, G1544 is connected to 47 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to expel, drive away
Source Gloss
to expel, drive away
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 13
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 7×
Imperfect Exod 11:1 · Judg 2:3 · Ps 80:9 3×
Sequential imperfect Gen 21:10 · Prov 22:10 2×
Infinitive absolute Exod 11:1 1×
Perfect Gen 4:14 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Perfect Exod 12:39 1×
Imperfect Job 30:5 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Participle active Exod 34:11 1×
Participle passive Lev 21:7 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Participle active Isa 57:20 1×
Perfect Jonah 2:5 1×
Word Origins
גָּרַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain