לְ/הִתְגָּרֵ֖ד

𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤂𐤓𐤃

gârad

to scrape himself

To scrape, scratch, or abrade a surface, typically with the intent of removing an outer layer or cleaning. The verb emphasizes the physical action of scraping off or away, whether of skin, surface, or impurity.

olata "to pare, peel" (Umbundu) · kulata "to peel or scrape" (Kimbundu) · galata "to pare, peel, scrape off skin (from root vegetable, etc.)" (Kikongo)

H1623

Job 2:8 · Word #4

Lexicon H1623

Lemmaגָּרַד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤓𐤃
Transliterationgârad
Strong'sH1623
DefinitionTo scrape, scratch, or abrade a surface, typically with the intent of removing an outer layer or cleaning. The verb emphasizes the physical action of scraping off or away, whether of skin, surface, or impurity.

Morphology HR/Vtc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

Common Translation

Phraseto scrape himself

SIBI-P1 Translation H1623-01

to scrape oneself

Morphological NotesVerb, Hithpael (reflexive) stem, infinitive construct with prefixed לְ
Rendering RationaleThe Hithpael stem conveys reflexive action, and the infinitive construct with prefixed לְ indicates purpose or action "to scrape." The rendering preserves the literal physical sense of scraping while reflecting the reflexive morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

to scrape himself

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'to scrape oneself' uses 'oneself' which is less natural here; 'himself' better matches the reflexive meaning given the subject is singular and known.

Bantu Hebrew

לְ/הִתְגָּרֵ֖ד (gârad) — To scrape, scratch, or abrade a surface, typically with the intent of removing an outer layer or cleaning. The verb emphasizes the physical action of scraping off or away, whether of skin, surface, or impurity.

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Word Meaning Language
olata to pare, peel Umbundu
kulata to peel or scrape Kimbundu
galata to pare, peel, scrape off skin (from root vegetable, etc.) Kikongo