גָּרַשׁ (gârash) — Cast up

Hebrew word study: גָּרַשׁ (gârash), Strong's H1644. to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce

HebrewStrong's H1644
Quick definition
Hebrew word
גָּרַשׁ (gârash)
Pronounced: gaw-rash'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out.

Where this word appears

Strong's H1644 is tagged on 47 words in 45 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:24 and last appears in Zephaniah 2:4.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he drove out ×5and a divorced woman ×4I will drive out it ×2and I will drive out it ×2drive out ×2and someone drove out ×1and they drove away them ×1completely drive out ×1he will drive out ×1he will drive out them ×1they had been driven out ×1you have driven away ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וַיְגָרֶשׁ ×7וּגְרוּשָׁה ×4גָּרֵשׁ ×3אֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ ×2גֹרְשׁוּ ×1גֵּרַשְׁתָּ ×1וְגֵרְשָׁה ×1וַיְגָרְשׁוּם ×1יְגָרְשֵׁם ×1יְגָרֵשׁ ×1

Books where it appears most

Exodus ×12Judges ×5Genesis ×3Leviticus ×3Numbers ×3Psalms ×3Joshua ×2Isaiah ×2

Verses (first 25 of 45)

  • Genesis 3:24 — וַיְגָרֶשׁ — and he drove out
  • Genesis 4:14 — גֵּרַשְׁתָּ — you have driven away
  • Genesis 21:10 — גָּרֵשׁ — drive out
  • Exodus 2:17 — וַיְגָרְשׁוּם — and they drove away them
  • Exodus 6:1 — יְגָרְשֵׁם — he will drive out them
  • Exodus 10:11 — וַיְגָרֶשׁ — and someone drove out
  • Exodus 11:1 — גָּרֵשׁ — completely drive out
  • Exodus 12:39 — גֹרְשׁוּ — they had been driven out
  • Exodus 23:28 — וְגֵרְשָׁה — and it will drive out
  • Exodus 23:29 — אֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ — I will drive out it
  • Exodus 23:30 — אֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ — I will drive out it
  • Exodus 23:31 — וְגֵרַשְׁתָּמוֹ — and you will drive out them
  • Exodus 33:2 — וְגֵרַשְׁתִּי — and I will drive out
  • Exodus 34:11 — גֹרֵשׁ — am about to drive out
  • Leviticus 21:7 — גְּרוּשָׁה — divorced
  • Leviticus 21:14 — וּגְרוּשָׁה — and a divorced woman
  • Leviticus 22:13 — וּגְרוּשָׁה — and a divorced woman
  • Numbers 22:6 — וַאֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ — and I will drive out it
  • Numbers 22:11 — וְגֵרַשְׁתִּיו — and I will drive out it
  • Numbers 30:9 — וּגְרוּשָׁה — and a divorced woman
  • Deuteronomy 33:27 — וַיְגָרֶשׁ — and he has driven out
  • Joshua 24:12 — וַתְּגָרֶשׁ — and it drove out
  • Joshua 24:18 — וַיְגָרֶשׁ — and he drove out
  • Judges 2:3 — אֲגָרֵשׁ — I will drive out
  • Judges 6:9 — וָאֲגָרֵשׁ — and I drove out

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H1645 גֶּרֶשׁ (geresh), H1646 גְרֻשָׁה (gᵉrushâh), H1648 גֵּרְשׁוֹן (Gêrᵉshôwn), H4054 מִגְרָשׁ (migrâsh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does gârash (H1644) mean?

To drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce.

How is H1644 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H1644 as: cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out..

How often does גָּרַשׁ (gârash) appear?

Strong's H1644 is tagged on 47 words in 45 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:24 and last appears in Zephaniah 2:4.