גְּרָ֔ר
𐤂𐤓𐤓
Gerar
Gerar
Proper place name referring to Gerar, a city and district located in the southwest of Canaan, near the border of the Negev. Its primary usage in the Hebrew Bible denotes a specific location associated with Philistine and patriarchal narratives. While sometimes understood as 'the region or city of Gerar,' its semantic range is largely toponymic and not descriptive in ordinary vocabulary.
2 Chronicles 14:13 · Word #6
Lexicon H1642
| Lemma | גְּרָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤓𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Gerar |
| Strong's | H1642 |
| Definition | Proper place name referring to Gerar, a city and district located in the southwest of Canaan, near the border of the Negev. Its primary usage in the Hebrew Bible denotes a specific location associated with Philistine and patriarchal narratives. While sometimes understood as 'the region or city of Gerar,' its semantic range is largely toponymic and not descriptive in ordinary vocabulary. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Gerar |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1642-02
Gerar
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular noun (place name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a proper noun (place name) and functions solely as the toponym Gerar in the Hebrew Bible. Although derived from the root גרר (“to drag, draw, roll”), its usage is not descriptive but fixed as a geographical name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Gerar
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Gerar |
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