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 · HVti2ms

You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you and Judah with you?’”

2 Kings 14:10 · HVti2ms

You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy the glory of it, and stay at home; for why should you meddle to your harm, that you fall, even you, and Judah with you?”

Daniel 11:10 · HC/Vti3mp

His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.

Daniel 11:25 · HVti3ms

“He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he won’t stand; for they will devise plans against him.

Deuteronomy 2:5 · HVtj2mp

Don’t contend with them; for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.

Deuteronomy 2:9 · HVtj2ms

Yahweh said to me, “Don’t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of his land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.”

Deuteronomy 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.