גְּרָֽרָ/ה
𐤂𐤓𐤓/𐤄
Gerar
to 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.
Genesis 26:1 · Word #17
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/Sd
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Gerar |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1642-03
Gerar-ward
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, singular; directional he (-ה) indicating motion toward a place. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is the proper place name גְּרָר (Gerar) with a directional he suffix, indicating movement toward the location. "Gerar-ward" preserves both the toponym and the directional morphology without importing descriptive meaning from the root. |
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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 |