Gerar — the meaning of the Hebrew name גְּרָר

גְּרָר

Gᵉrâr · pronounced gher-awr' · Strong's H1642 · a place

Gerar means a rolling country.

Built from

גָּרַר gârar (probably from, H1641) — to drag off roughly open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably from H1641; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city.

First appearance

Gen 10:19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gerar

10 occurrences in 10 verses — Genesis, 2 Chronicles

Gen 10:19Gen 20:1Gen 20:2Gen 26:1Gen 26:6Gen 26:17Gen 26:20Gen 26:262Chr 14:122Chr 14:13

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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