גָּרָה (ga.rah) means “to stir up” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: gaw-raw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
גָּרָה · ga.rah · to stir up
1) to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up 1a) (Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife 1b)(Hithpael) 1b1) to excite oneself against, engage in strife 1b2) to excite oneself (against foe), wage war
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a primitive root; properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger
KJV glosses: contend, meddle, stir up, strive.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| stirs up | 3 |
| provoke | 2 |
| should you stir up | 2 |
| and engage | 1 |
| carry the battle | 1 |
| or provoke | 1 |
| resist | 1 |
| will mobilize | 1 |
| will stir up strife | 1 |
| you challenged | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| stirreth up | 3 |
| shall be stirred up | 2 |
| and be stirred up | 1 |
| and contend | 1 |
| because thou hast striven | 1 |
| contend | 1 |
| for why shouldest thou meddle | 1 |
| meddle | 1 |
| neither contend | 1 |
| them not nor meddle | 1 |
| why shouldest thou meddle | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 13 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
Read word by wordThen the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
Read word by wordBut when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
Read word by word“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
Read word by wordYou have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
Read word by wordYou have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
Read word by wordA hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Read word by wordThose who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
Read word by wordA greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
Read word by wordAn angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Read word by wordI laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.
Read word by wordBut his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
Read word by wordAnd with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
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