גָּהַר
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H1457
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
bend tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
גָּהַר: vb. bend, crouch tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. bend, crouch (so Vrss)— Impf. וַיִּגְהַר 1 K 18:42 sq. אַרְצָה Elijah, with face between knees; 2 K 4:34, 35 Elisha, over dead boy, sq. עליו (‖ וישׁכב v 34, cf. שׁכב).
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: he bent down (3).
In the verses
וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה אַחְאָ֖ב לֶאֱכֹ֣ל וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹת וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ עָלָ֨ה אֶל־רֹ֤אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶל֙ וַיִּגְהַ֣ר אַ֔רְצָה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם פָּנָ֖יו בֵּ֥ין בִּרְכָּֽיו׃
Word for word: and he.went.up Ahab to eat and to drink and Elijah he.went.up to the.top of.(the) Carmel and he.bent.down ground to.[the] and he.put face his between knees his
JPS 1917: So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.
וַיָּ֜שָׁב וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ בַּבַּ֗יִת אַחַ֥ת הֵ֙נָּה֙ וְאַחַ֣ת הֵ֔נָּה וַיַּ֖עַל וַיִּגְהַ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וַיְזוֹרֵ֤ר הַנַּ֙עַר֙ עַד־שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים וַיִּפְקַ֥ח הַנַּ֖עַר אֶת־עֵינָֽיו׃
Word for word: and he.went.back and he.walked in the house one.[time] hither and one.[time] hither and he.went.up and he.bent.down over him and he.sneezed the lad until seven times and he.opened the lad (et) eyes his
JPS 1917: Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him; and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
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