בִּ/גְרָֽר
𐤁/𐤂𐤓𐤓
Gerar
in 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 26:6 · Word #3
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 HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in Gerar |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1642-01
in Gerar
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ('in') + proper masculine singular place name גְּרָר. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition בְּ ('in') prefixed to the proper place name גְּרָר (Gerar). Since the noun functions strictly as a toponym and not as a descriptive term, the rendering preserves the geographical name while reflecting the prefixed preposition. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Gerar
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Gerar |