גָּרָה

gârâh · Hebrew · Strong's H1624 · 14 occurrences

The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “strive”

What it means

properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

contend, meddle, stir up, strive

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“strive”

also renders máchomai (G3164), máchē (G3163), athléō (G118), philotiméomai (G5389), agōnízomai (G75), diamáchomai (G1264), erízō (G2051), gîyach (H1519), nâtsâh (H5327), rîyb (H7378), rîyb (H7379)

“stir up”

also renders parotrýnō (G3951), diegeírō (G1326), synchéō (G4797), anazōpyréō (G329), anaseíō (G383), saleúō (G4531), epegeírō (G1892), synkinéō (G4787), ʻûwr (H5782)

“contend”

also renders diakrínō (G1252), rîyb (H7378), rîyb (H7379), tachârâh (H8474)

“meddle”

also renders ʻâbar (H5674)

Where it appears

14 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 13 verses shown.

2 Chronicles 25:19 HVti2ms2 Kings 14:10 HVti2msDaniel 11:10 HC/Vti3mpDaniel 11:25 HVti3msDeuteronomy 2:5 HVtj2mpDeuteronomy 2:9 HVtj2msDeuteronomy 2:19 HVtj2msDeuteronomy 2:24 HC/Vtv2msJeremiah 50:24 HVtp2fsProverbs 15:18 HVpi3msProverbs 28:4 HVti3mpProverbs 28:25 HVpi3msProverbs 29:22 HVpi3ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.