H1644 גָּרַשׁ gârash → Root

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Root of the גרש family (5 members).

To drive out, expel, banish, or cast out, typically by force or compulsion. Commonly denotes the removal of persons from a territory, household, or community, or the forceful expulsion of objects or elements. In legal and social contexts, it can refer to divorce (expulsion of a spouse). In poetic and metaphorical language, can be used for driving away trouble, clouds, or other non-physical entities.

Etymology From the root ג-ר-ש (גרש), whose base meaning is 'to drive out, expel.' The verb גָּרַשׁ is a qal verb form directly derived from this root, retaining the general sense of active removal or expulsion. Nouns and participles from this root (such as גֵּרוּשִׁין, 'divorce') further extend the semantic field, but the primary verbal meaning is to drive or thrust out.

Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form

Language	Word	Meaning	Root
Bambara	kɛra	to expel, send away, drive out	ker(a)
Dyula	kɛra	to expel, send away, drive out	ker(a)
Mandinka	kéra	to expel, send away, chase out	k-r
Ndebele	xosha	to expel, drive away, chase off	-xosh-
Shambala	fukuza	drive away, chase away	-fuk-
Swahili	fukuza	drive away, expel, chase out	fukuz
Xhosa	xosha	to chase away, expel, banish	-xosh-
Zaramo	fukuza	drive away, expel	-fuk-
Zulu	xosha	to drive away, expel, chase off	xosh

Family members (4)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

H1647 גֵּרְשֹׁם Gereshom unset
A personal name meaning 'a sojourner there' or 'an alien there.' Most frequently, Gershom is used as an Israelite male n
H1648 גֵּרְשׁוֹן Gereshon unset
Gershon (also Gershom), a proper personal name referring to a male individual in ancient Israelite tradition, specifical
H1649 גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי Gereshuni unset
A descendant or member of the clan of Gershon (גֵּרְשׁוֹן), a major Levitical family line traced through Gershon, son of
H4054 מִגְרָשׁ migrâsh unset
An open tract of land adjacent to or surrounding a city, Levite town, or building, often designated as common land; the

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