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גַּרְגַּר

𐤂𐤓𐤂𐤓

gargar

H1620 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גרר to drag, roll, draw

Definition

A small round fruit, specifically a berry, typically referring in context to the fruit of plants or trees; the term denotes an individual, rounded, and compact seed or fruit. In ancient Israelite usage, it most often points to cultivated or wild plant produce (e.g., in fig or grape clusters).

Semantic Range

berry, round fruit, seed-like fruit, grape or fig in clusters; small, rounded edible produce

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root גרר (g-r-r; 'to drag, roll'), with reduplication of the root consonants, forming a noun that indicates something 'rolled up' or 'rounded,' hence a berry or small pebble-like fruit. The derived form emphasizes the diminutive or multiple aspect, suggesting the small, rounded character of the fruit.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Biblical Hebrew, גַּרְגַּר (gargar) occurs infrequently, with attested usage in contexts relating to fruits of the land, sometimes specifically referring to grapes or figs, highlighting the round, encapsulated nature of such fruit. The imagery is one of compactness and multiplicity, which aligns with the possible visual similarity to pebbles or balls, as implied by the root. Later rabbinic Hebrew continues to use the word principally in agricultural or botanical contexts. English translations typically render the term simply as 'berry,' but this may not reflect the full nuance of the ancient agricultural context, where the word could refer to a variety of small, edible fruits. The term rarely appears outside agricultural or botanical lists, and does not acquire any developed metaphorical or idiomatic meanings in the Hebrew Bible. Its use does not indicate species-specific fruit unless context specifies.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

by reduplication from גָּרַר; a berry (as if a pellet of rumination); berry.

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Root Family

גרר (g-r-r) — drag, roll, draw

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1621 גַּרְגְּרוֹת your throats
H1625 גֵּרָה regurgitated cud
H1626 גֵּרָה scraped weight-unit
H1627 גָּרוֹן in their throat
H1641 גָּרַר forcibly dragged ones

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H1620-01 גַּרְגְּרִ֖ים garegerim HNcmpa berries round berries 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H1620-01 Isaiah 17:6 גַּרְגְּרִ֖ים garegerim HNcmpa berries round berries
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