Strong's Lexicon garash: To drive out, to expel, to cast out, to divorce Original Word: גָּרַשׁ Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1544 (ἐκβάλλω, ekballō): To cast out, to drive out, often used in the New Testament for casting out demons. - G630 (ἀπολύω, apolyō): To release, to send away, used in contexts of divorce or releasing someone from a bond. Usage: The Hebrew verb "garash" primarily means to drive out or expel. It is used in various contexts, including the expulsion of people from a land, the casting out of demons, or the act of divorce. The term conveys a forceful removal or separation, often with a sense of urgency or necessity. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the concept of expulsion or driving out was significant both in legal and spiritual contexts. The Israelites were commanded to drive out the inhabitants of Canaan to avoid idolatry and maintain purity of worship (Numbers 33:52). Divorce, another context for "garash," was a legal action that severed the marital relationship, reflecting the seriousness of covenantal commitments. The act of driving out also had spiritual implications, as seen in the expulsion of evil spirits, symbolizing the triumph of God's holiness over impurity. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to drive out, cast out NASB Translation dismissed (1), dispossessed (1), divorced (5), drive (16), driven (6), driven it away (1), driving (1), drove (8), drove them away (1), evict (1), expelled (1), surely drive (1), toss (1), tossed about (1), tossing (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [גָּרַשׁ] verb drive out, cast out (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּרַשׁ Pa`el, Ithpe`el of divorce, MI19 ויגרשה) — Qal Imperfect וַיִּגְרְשׁוּ Isaiah 57:20; Infinitive suffix מִגְרָשָׁהּ Ezekiel 36:5 below; Participle active גֹּרֵשׁ Exodus 34:11; passive feminine גְּרוּשָׁה Leviticus 21:7 4t.; — cast our, thrust out, ׳י, the Amorites Exodus 34:11 (J E; with מִמְּנֵי); waters, mire and dirt רֶפֶשׁ וָטִיט Isaiah 57:20; passive only of divorced woman Leviticus 21:7 (followed by מֵאִישָׁהּ; elsewhere with אַלְמָנָה widow), Leviticus 21:14; Leviticus 22:13 (all H), Numbers 30:10 (P) Ezekiel 44:22. On מִגְרָשָׁהּ Ezekiel 36:5 as Aramaic Infinitive compare Ges§ 45 1.c. Köi 166; Co strike out, on internal grounds, compare ᵐ5 Niph`al Perfect נִגְרָ֑שׁ Isaiah 57:20; 3feminine singular וְנִגְרְשָׁה consecutive Amos 8:8; נִגְרַשְׁתִּי Jonah 2:5; — be driven away, followed by מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֶיךָ, i.e. from the presence of Yahweh Jonah 2:5; be driven, tossed, as the Nile Amos 8:8; of the sea Isaiah 57:20 rel. clause, אֲשֶׁר omitted, like the sea that is tossed. Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular וְגֵרְשָׁה consecutive Exodus 23:28; גֵּרַשְׁתָּ Genesis 4:14, suffix 3masculine plural וְגֵרַשְׁתָּמוֺ consecutive Exodus 23:31; וְגֵרַשְׁתִּ֫י Exodus 33:2, suffix גֵּרַשְׁתִּיהוּ Ezekiel 31:11 (so ᵑ7 ᵑ9, not ᵐ5; compare Co's conjecture); וְגֵּרַשְׁתִּיו consecutive Numbers 22:11; 3plural suffix גֵּרְשׁוּנִי 1 Samuel 26:19; Imperfect יְגָרֵשׁ Exodus 11:1, וַיְגָ֫רֶשׁ Genesis 3:24 6t.; suffix וַיְגָרֲשֵׁהוּ Psalm 34:1, יְגָָֽרֲשֵׁם Exodus 6:1; 2masculine singular תְּגָרֵשׁ Psalm 80:9, וַתְּגָ֫רֶשׁ Joshua 24:12; אֲגָרֵשׁ Judges 2:3, וָָֽאֲגָרֵשׁ Judges 6:9; suffix 3masculine singular אֲגָָֽרְשֶׁנּוּ Exodus 23:29,30; Numbers 22:6; אֲגָָֽרֲשֵׁם Hosea 9:15; וַיְגָָֽרֲשׁוּ Judges 11:2; יְגָָֽרֲשׁוּהָ Zephaniah 2:4, וַיְגָָֽרֲשׁוּם Exodus 2:17; 2masculine plural תְּגָָֽרֲשׁוּן Micah 2:9, וַתְּגָָֽרֲשׁוּנִי Judges 11:7; Infinitive construct לְגָרֵשׁ 1 Chronicles 17:21 + "" 2 Samuel 7:23 Gei We Dr, for ᵑ0 לארצך; לְגָָֽרֲשֵׁנוּ2Chronicles 20:11; absolute id. Exodus 11:1; Imperative גָּרֵשׁ Genesis 21:10; Proverbs 22:10; — drive out, away, Hexateuch all J E, including poem Deuteronomy 33; (׳י subject), Adam from garden Genesis 3:24 compare Cain Genesis 4:14 (followed by מִן local, & so 21 t.), David (men subject) 1 Samuel 26:19, id. (Abimelech subject) Psalm 34:1 (title), Hagar (Abraham subject) Genesis 21:10 compare scorner, Proverbs 22:10 daughters of Reuel (subject shepherds) Exodus 2:17; Moses and Aaron from Pharaoh's presence (indefinite subject) Exodus 10:11; Gaal etc. (subject Zebul) Judges 9:41 (followed by מִן with Infinitive), Jephthah (Gil. subject) Judges 11:2,7; Abiathar (subject Solomon) 1 Kings 2:27 (followed by מִן with Infinitive) wicked from temple (׳י subject) Hosea 9:15; women from houses (nobles subject) Micah 2:9; often of Canaanites (hornet subject) Exodus 23:28; Joshua 24:12 compare Exodus 23:31 (Israel subject); also (׳י subject; compare MI19) Exodus 23:29,30; Exodus 33:2; Deuteronomy 33:27; Joshua 24:18; Judges 2:3; Judges 6:9; Psalm 78:55; Psalm 80:9; 1 Chronicles 17:21; of Israel from Egypt (subject Pharaoh) Exodus 6:1; Exodus 11:1 (twice in verse); from land of Moab (subject Balak) Numbers 22:6,11; Judah from Canaan (subject Moab & Ammon) 2Chronicles 20:11; Egypt from her land (׳י subject) Ezekiel 31:11 (but compare text, above); Ashdod (indefinite subject) Zephaniah 2:4. Pu`al Perfect גֹּרְשׁוּ subject Israelites Exodus 12:39; Imperfect יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ subject despised and miserable outcasts Job 30:5 both followed by מִן local Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cast up out, divorced woman, drive away forth, out, expel, trouble, thrust outA primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce -- cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, X surely put away, trouble, thrust out. Forms and Transliterations אֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ אֲגָרֵ֥שׁ אגרש אגרשם אגרשנו גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ גֵּרַשְׁתִּֽהוּ׃ גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ גָּרֵ֛שׁ גֹרְשׁ֣וּ גֹרֵ֣שׁ גרושה גרש גרשו גרשוני גרשת גרשתהו׃ וְגֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗י וְגֵרְשָׁ֗ה וְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃ וְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹ וְנִגְרְשָׁ֥ה וַֽ֝יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗הוּ וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ וַיְגָ֣רֶשׁ וַיְגָ֤רֶשׁ וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ וַיְגָ֨רֶשׁ וַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּם וַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּ וַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּ וַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁ וַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִי וָאֲגָרֵ֤שׁ וּגְרוּשָׁ֑ה וּגְרוּשָׁ֔ה וּגְרוּשָׁ֗ה וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ ואגרש ואגרשנו וגרושה וגרשה וגרשתי וגרשתיו׃ וגרשתמו ויגרש ויגרשהו ויגרשו ויגרשום ונגרשה ותגרש ותגרשוני יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ יְגָרְשֵׁ֖ם יְגָרֵ֥שׁ יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יגרש יגרשו יגרשוה יגרשם לְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּ לְגָרֵ֗שׁ לגרש לגרשנו נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי נִגְרָ֑שׁ נגרש נגרשתי תְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּן תְּגָרֵ֥שׁ תגרש תגרשון ’ă·ḡā·rə·šêm ’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū ’ă·ḡā·rêš ’ăḡārêš ’ăḡārəšêm ’ăḡārəšennū agaResh agareShem agareShennu gā·rêš gārêš gaResh gê·raš·tā gê·raš·ti·hū ḡê·rə·šū·nî gə·rū·šāh geRashta gerashTihu gêraštā gêraštihū gereShuni ḡêrəšūnî gərūšāh geruShah ḡō·rə·šū ḡō·rêš ḡōrêš goResh goreShu ḡōrəšū lə·ḡā·rə·šê·nū lə·ḡā·rêš ləḡārêš ləḡārəšênū legaResh leGareShenu niḡ·rāš niḡ·raš·tî niḡrāš nigRash nigRashti niḡraštî tə·ḡā·rə·šūn tə·ḡā·rêš təḡārêš tegaResh teGareShun təḡārəšūn ū·ḡə·rū·šāh ūḡərūšāh ugeruShah vaagaResh vaagareShennu vaiyigreShu vatteGaresh vattegareShuni vaygaraShehu vayGaresh vaygareShu vaygareShum vegerashTamov vegerashTi vegerashTiv vegereShah venigreShah wā’ăḡārêš wa’ăḡārəšennū wa·’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū wā·’ă·ḡā·rêš wat·tə·ḡā·rə·šū·nî wat·tə·ḡā·reš wattəḡāreš wattəḡārəšūnî way·ḡā·ră·šê·hū way·ḡā·rə·šū way·ḡā·rə·šūm way·ḡā·reš way·yiḡ·rə·šū wayḡārăšêhū wayḡāreš wayḡārəšū wayḡārəšūm wayyiḡrəšū wə·ḡê·raš·tā·mōw wə·ḡê·raš·tî wə·ḡê·raš·tîw wə·ḡê·rə·šāh wə·niḡ·rə·šāh wəḡêraštāmōw wəḡêraštî wəḡêraštîw wəḡêrəšāh wəniḡrəšāh yə·ḡā·rə·šêm yə·ḡā·rə·šū·hā yə·ḡā·rêš yə·ḡō·rā·šū yəḡārêš yəḡārəšêm yegaResh yegareShem yeGareShuha yəḡārəšūhā yegoRashu yəḡōrāšūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 3:24 HEB: וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ אֶת־ הָֽאָדָ֑ם NAS: So He drove the man KJV: So he drove out the man; and he placed INT: drove the man stationed Genesis 4:14 Genesis 21:10 Exodus 2:17 Exodus 6:1 Exodus 10:11 Exodus 11:1 Exodus 11:1 Exodus 12:39 Exodus 23:28 Exodus 23:29 Exodus 23:30 Exodus 23:31 Exodus 33:2 Exodus 34:11 Leviticus 21:7 Leviticus 21:14 Leviticus 22:13 Numbers 22:6 Numbers 22:11 Numbers 30:9 Deuteronomy 33:27 Joshua 24:12 Joshua 24:18 Judges 2:3 47 Occurrences |