gerem
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1634. gerem

gerem: a bone, strength
Original Word: גָּ֫רֶם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gerem
Phonetic Spelling: (gheh'-rem)
Short Definition: bare

Word Origin
from garam
Definition
a bone, strength
NASB Translation
bare (1), bone (1), bones (1), limbs (1), strong (1).

גֶּ֫רֶם noun [masculine] bone, strength, self (?) (Arabic body, Aramaic גְּרַם, bone, self) — absolute גָּ֑רֶם Genesis 49:14 2t.; construct גֶּרֶם 2 Kings 9:13; suffix גְּרָמָיו Job 40:18;

1 bone Proverbs 17:22 (collective) Proverbs 25:15; of behemoth (hippopotamus) Job 40:18 ("" עצם q. v.)

2 strength Genesis 49:14 חֲמֹר גָּ֑רֶם strong ass (literally bony, so VB).

3 self (compare עצם), 2 Kings 9:13 גֶּרֶם הַמַּעֲלוֺת so Ges Ew Ke, but text dubious, see conjectures in Klo.

[גְּרַם] noun [masculine] bone (Biblical Hebrew גֶּ֫רֶם; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic SchulthLex. 46); — plural suffix גַּרְמֵיהוֺן Daniel 6:25.



bone, strong

From garam; a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very -- bone, strong, top.

see HEBREW garam

גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו גֶּ֣רֶם גָּ֑רֶם גָּֽרֶם׃ גרם גרם׃ גרמיו gā·rem Garem gārem gə·rā·māw ge·rem geraMav gərāmāw gerem


Strong's Hebrew 1634
5 Occurrences


gā·rem — 3 Occ.
gə·rā·māw — 1 Occ.
ge·rem — 1 Occ.

Genesis 49:14
BIB: יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר חֲמֹ֣ר גָּ֑רֶם רֹבֵ֖ץ בֵּ֥ין
NAS: Issachar is a strong donkey,
KJV: Issachar [is] a strong ass
INT: Issachar donkey strong Lying between

2 Kings 9:13
BIB: תַחְתָּ֖יו אֶל־ גֶּ֣רֶם הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙
NAS: it under him on the bare steps,
KJV: and put [it] under him on the top of the stairs,
INT: under on the bare steps and blew

Job 40:18
BIB: אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל׃
NAS: of bronze; His limbs are like bars
KJV: pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars
INT: are tubes of bronze his limbs bars of iron

Proverbs 17:22
BIB: נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ־ גָּֽרֶם׃
NAS: spirit dries up the bones.
KJV: spirit drieth the bones.
INT: A broken dries the bones

Proverbs 25:15
BIB: רַ֝כָּ֗ה תִּשְׁבָּר־ גָּֽרֶם׃
NAS: tongue breaks the bone.
KJV: tongue breaketh the bone.
INT: soft breaks the bone

5 Occurrences


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