STRONGS NUMBER H1624

H1624. garah

[גָּרָה‎] verb only

Pi`el stir up strife,

Hithpa`el engage in strife (compare Late Hebrew Pi`el stir up, excite, against (בְּ‎) Hithpa`el; Aramaic Pa`el גָּרֵא‎ ; especially Assyrian garû, Qal attack, be at war with, garû, girû, enemy, etc. Asrb^{Annals iv. 49, 50} (KB^{ii. 190}) also SASmith^{Assurbanipal i. ii. Glossary}; Arabic is run, especially of water, flow, etc.) —

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular יְגָרֶה‎ Proverbs 15:18; 28:25; 29:22, all with object מָדוֺן‎ excite, stir up, strife. — On גֵּרָה‎ Deuteronomy 14:8 see I. גֵּרָה‎ below גרר‎.

Hithpa`el Perfect2feminine singular הִתְגָּרִיתְ‎ Jeremiah 50:24; Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְגָּרֶה‎ Daniel 11:25, וְיִתְגָּרֶ֯ו‎ 11:10; 2masculine singular תִּתְגָּרֶה‎ 2 Kings 14:19; 2 Chronicles 25:19; jussive with apocope תִּתְגָּר‎ Deuteronomy 2:9, 19; 3masculine plural יִתְגָּרוּ‎ Proverbs 28:4; Daniel 11:10, compare 11:10 Kt., see above; 2 masculine plural תִּתְגָּרוּ‎ Deuteronomy 2:5 (jussive); Imperative masculine singular הִתְגָּר‎ 2:24; —

1 excite oneself against (בְּ‎ person), engage in strife with, literally Deuteronomy 2:5, 19; 2 Kings 14:19 2 Chronicles 25:19 (followed by בְּרָעָה‎; — רעה‎ personified as challenged opponent); also + accusative of manner, מִלְחָמָה‎ Deuteronomy 2:9, 24; figurative בָם יִתְגָּרוּ תוֺרָה וְשֹׁמְרֵי‎ Proverbs 28:4 while they that keep the law are at strife with them, i.e. with those that forsake it.

2 absolute, excite oneself (against foe), wage war, only Daniel 11:רַבִּים חֲיָלִים הֲמוֺן וְאָֽסְפוּ יִתְגָּרוּ‎ Proverbs 28:10 they shall wage war, etc.; עַדמָֿעֻזֹּה וְיִתְגָּרֶ֯ו וְיָשֹׁב‎ 28:10 and he shall return and war, even to his stronghold; 28:25 followed by לַמִּלְחָמָה‎ + גָּדוֺל בְּחַיִל‎ (instrumental)