H1624

גרה

garah

Verb · A primitive root

A primitive root; properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger:—contend, meddle, stir up, strive.

Outline

to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up

(Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife
(Hithpael)

to excite oneself against, engage in strife
to excite oneself (against foe), wage war

Usages

Deuteronomy 2:5

Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

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Deuteronomy 2:9

And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

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Deuteronomy 2:19

And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.

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Deuteronomy 2:24

¶ Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.

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2 Kings 14:10

Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

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2 Chronicles 25:19

Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

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Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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Proverbs 28:4

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

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Proverbs 28:25

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

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Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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Jeremiah 50:24

I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.

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Daniel 11:10

But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

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sons shall be stirred up Seleucus III and Antiochus III

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Daniel 11:25

And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.

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king of the south Ptolemy IV Philometor (Philometor: "he who loves his mother", φίλος (beloved, friend) + μήτηρ (mother))

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