Strong Hebrew #1457 - גָּהַר gahar (to bend)
| Original Word: | גָּהַר |
| Transliteration: | gahar |
| Definition: | to bend, crouch |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Phonetic Spelling: | (gaw-har') |
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cast self down, stretch self
A primitive root; to prostrate oneself -- cast self down, stretch self.
Englishman's Concordance
1) (Qal) to bend, crouch
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 322
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[
גָּהַר]
verbbend, crouch (so Vrss) —
QalImperfectוַיִּגְהַר1 Kings 18:42 followed by אַרְצָה Elijah, with face between knees; 2 Kings 4:34,35 Elisha, over dead boy, followed by עליו ("" וישׁכב2 Kings 4:34, compare שׁכב).
גַּו, גֵּו see below גוה.
גּוֺב,גּוֺבַי see below גבה
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 1457. גָּהַר (gahar) — 3 Occurrences
1 Kings 18:42
HEB:רֹ֤אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶל֙ וַיִּגְהַ֣ר אַ֔רְצָה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם
NAS: of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth
KJV: of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth,
INT: the top of Carmel crouched the earth and put
2 Kings 4:34
HEB:(כַּפָּ֔יו ק) וַיִּגְהַ֖ר עָלָ֑יו וַיָּ֖חָם
NAS: on his hands, and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh
KJV: upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh
INT: and and his hands stretched and became
2 Kings 4:35
HEB:הֵ֔נָּה וַיַּ֖עַל וַיִּגְהַ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וַיְזוֹרֵ֤ר
NAS: and went up and stretched himself on him; and the lad
KJV: and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child
INT: and forth and went and stretched and sneezed