Strong's Hebrew · H1644
H1644 gârash
גָּרַשׁ
gaw-rash'
to drive out
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gârash appears 47 times in Scripture, including Genesis 3:24 and Exodus 2:17. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
In the King James Version
cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, × surely put away, trouble, thrust out.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 47 times in Scripture
“But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.””
“Observe what I command you this day. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.”
“And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.”
“So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.”
“I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.”
“No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.”
“Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.””
“and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!””
“Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.”
“I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
