גָּרַשׁ (H1644) — Hebrew Lexicon

גָּרַשׁ

𐤂𐤓𐤔

gârash

H1644 verb

SILEX Entry

Root גרש to drive out, expel, banish, divorce

Definition

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.

Semantic Range

drive out, expel, banish, divorce, cast out, thrust out, force away, send away forcibly, remove by compulsion, trouble (metaphorically), stir up (e.g., dust or wind)

Root / 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.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, גָּרַשׁ is often used in narratives describing the expulsion of peoples from land (especially in the conquest accounts, e.g., expelling indigenous inhabitants from Canaan), banishment from family or household (such as Hagar being sent away in Genesis 21:10), or the legal act of divorce, in which a wife is 'sent away' or 'driven out' (see Deuteronomy 24:1). In some poetic and prophetic texts, the word conveys non-literal banishment, such as driving away wind or clouds. Later Jewish legal tradition developed the term גֵּרוּשִׁין (gerushin) for divorce, directly related. English translations often render גָּרַשׁ as 'drive out,' 'expel,' or 'divorce,' but in biblical contexts, the sense frequently implies social or territorial exclusion rather than simple departure. The term is distinct from verbs such as שילח (to send), which often lack the nuance of compulsion or force found in גָּרַשׁ.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce; cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out.

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Root Family

גרש (g-r-sh) — drive out, expel, banish, divorce

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1647	גֵּרְשֹׁם	sojourner there
H1648	גֵּרְשׁוֹן	Sojourner-There
H1649	גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי	the Gershon-descendant
H4054	מִגְרָשׁ	outlying pasture-land of

Word Forms

35 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H1644-23`	וַ/יְגָ֖רֶשׁ	vayegaresh	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and drove out	and he forcefully drove out	7
`H1644-17`	וּ/גְרוּשָׁה֙	ugerushah	`HC/Vqsfsa`	or a divorced woman	and a driven-out woman	4
`H1644-04`	גָּרֵ֛שׁ	garesh	`HVpv2ms`	Drive out	Drive out!	3
`H1644-03`	אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛/נּוּ	agareshenu	`HVpi1cs/Sp3ms`	I will drive them out	I will force him out	2
`H1644-10`	גֹרְשׁ֣וּ	goreshu	`HVPp3cp`	they were thrust out	they were driven out	1
`H1644-07`	גֵרְשׁ֣וּ/נִי	gereshuni	`HVpp3cp/Sp1cs`	they have driven me out	they forcefully drove me out	1
`H1644-25`	וַ/יְגָרְשׁ֑וּ/ם	vayegareshum	`HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3mp`	and drove them away.	and they forcefully expelled them	1
`H1644-33`	יְגָרְשֵׁ֖/ם	yegareshem	`HVpi3ms/Sp3mp`	he shall drive them out	he will expel them	1
`H1644-08`	גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה	gerushah	`HVqsfsa`	divorced	driven-out woman	1
`H1644-05`	גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ	gerasheta	`HVpp2ms`	you have driven	You have expelled	1
`H1644-01`	אֲגָרֵ֥שׁ	agaresh	`HVpi1cs`	I will drive out	I will forcefully expel	1
`H1644-26`	וַ/יִּגְרְשׁ֥וּ	vayigereshu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	whose waters cast up	they drove out	1
`H1644-22`	וַֽ֝/יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗/הוּ	vayegarashehu	`HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms`	and drove him away	he expelled him	1
`H1644-16`	תְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּ/ן	tegareshun	`HVpi2mp/Sn`	you drive out	you will drive out	1
`H1644-32`	יְגָרֵ֥שׁ	yegaresh	`HVpi3ms`	he will drive out	he will expel	1
`H1644-29`	וְ/גֵרַשְׁתִּֽי/ו	vegerashetiv	`HC/Vpq1cs/Sp3ms`	and drive him out	and I expelled him	1
`H1644-15`	תְּגָרֵ֥שׁ	tegaresh	`HVpi2ms`	out	you will force out	1
`H1644-35`	יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ	yegorashu	`HVPi3mp`	they are driven out	they will be driven out	1
`H1644-20`	וַ/תְּגָ֤רֶשׁ	vategaresh	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and it drove out	and she drove out	1
`H1644-06`	גֵּרַשְׁתִּֽ/הוּ	gerashetihu	`HVpp1cs/Sp3ms`	I-have-driven-him-out	I expelled him	1
`H1644-09`	גֹרֵ֣שׁ	goresh	`HVqrmsa`	am driving out	driving-out one	1
`H1644-02`	אֲגָרְשֵׁ֑/ם	agareshem	`HVpi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will drive them out	I will forcefully expel them	1
`H1644-31`	וְ/נִגְרְשָׁ֥ה	venigereshah	`HC/VNq3fs`	and be tossed	and she was expelled	1
`H1644-19`	וַ/אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖/נּוּ	vaagareshenu	`HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms`	and-drive-them-out	I will forcibly expel him	1
`H1644-13`	נִגְרָ֑שׁ	nigerash	`HVNrmsa`	troubled	driven-out one	1
`H1644-14`	נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי	nigerasheti	`HVNp1cs`	I have been driven away	I was driven out	1
`H1644-21`	וַ/תְּגָרְשׁ֖וּ/נִי	vategareshuni	`HC/Vpw2mp/Sp1cs`	and drive me out	and you expelled me	1
`H1644-28`	וְ/גֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗י	vegerasheti	`HC/Vpq1cs`	and I will drive out	and I will expel	1
`H1644-24`	וַ/יְגָרְשׁ֣וּ	vayegareshu	`HC/Vpw3mp`	and they drove out	and they forcibly expelled	1
`H1644-30`	וְ/גֵרְשָׁ֗ה	vegereshah	`HC/Vpq3fs`	and-she-will-drive-out	and she forcefully expelled	1
`H1644-34`	יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּ/הָ	yegareshuha	`HVpi3mp/Sp3fs`	they-will-drive-out-her	they will forcibly expel her	1
`H1644-18`	וָ/אֲגָרֵ֤שׁ	vaagaresh	`HC/Vpw1cs`	and I drove out	and I forcefully expelled	1
`H1644-12`	לְ/גָ֣רְשֵׁ֔/נוּ	legareshenu	`HR/Vpc/Sp1cp`	to drive us out	to force us out	1
`H1644-27`	וְ/גֵרַשְׁתָּ֖/מוֹ	vegerashetamo	`HC/Vpq2ms/Sp3mp`	and you shall drive them out	and you will expel them	1
`H1644-11`	לְ/גָרֵ֗שׁ	legaresh	`HR/Vpc`	by driving out	to expel forcefully	1

Occurrences in Scripture

47 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H1644-23`	Genesis 3:24	וַ/יְגָ֖רֶשׁ	vayegaresh	`HC/Vpw3ms`	he drove out	and he forcefully drove out
`H1644-05`	Genesis 4:14	גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ	gerasheta	`HVpp2ms`	you have driven	You have expelled
`H1644-04`	Genesis 21:10	גָּרֵ֛שׁ	garesh	`HVpv2ms`	Drive out	Drive out!
`H1644-25`	Exodus 2:17	וַ/יְגָרְשׁ֑וּ/ם	vayegareshum	`HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3mp`	and drove them away.	and they forcefully expelled them
`H1644-33`	Exodus 6:1	יְגָרְשֵׁ֖/ם	yegareshem	`HVpi3ms/Sp3mp`	he shall drive them out	he will expel them
`H1644-23`	Exodus 10:11	וַ/יְגָ֣רֶשׁ	vayegaresh	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and he drove out	and he forcefully drove out
`H1644-04`	Exodus 11:1	גָּרֵ֛שׁ	garesh	`HVpa`	drive out	Drive out!
`H1644-32`	Exodus 11:1	יְגָרֵ֥שׁ	yegaresh	`HVpi3ms`	he will drive out	he will expel
`H1644-10`	Exodus 12:39	גֹרְשׁ֣וּ	goreshu	`HVPp3cp`	they were thrust out	they were driven out
`H1644-30`	Exodus 23:28	וְ/גֵרְשָׁ֗ה	vegereshah	`HC/Vpq3fs`	and-she-will-drive-out	and she forcefully expelled
`H1644-03`	Exodus 23:29	אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛/נּוּ	agareshenu	`HVpi1cs/Sp3ms`	I will drive them out	I will force him out
`H1644-03`	Exodus 23:30	אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖/נּוּ	agareshenu	`HVpi1cs/Sp3ms`	I will drive them out	I will force him out
`H1644-27`	Exodus 23:31	וְ/גֵרַשְׁתָּ֖/מוֹ	vegerashetamo	`HC/Vpq2ms/Sp3mp`	and you shall drive them out	and you will expel them
`H1644-28`	Exodus 33:2	וְ/גֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗י	vegerasheti	`HC/Vpq1cs`	and I will drive out	and I will expel
`H1644-09`	Exodus 34:11	גֹרֵ֣שׁ	goresh	`HVqrmsa`	am driving out	driving-out one
`H1644-08`	Leviticus 21:7	גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה	gerushah	`HVqsfsa`	divorced	driven-out woman
`H1644-17`	Leviticus 21:14	וּ/גְרוּשָׁה֙	ugerushah	`HC/Vqsfsa`	or a divorced woman	and a driven-out woman
`H1644-17`	Leviticus 22:13	וּ/גְרוּשָׁ֗ה	ugerushah	`HC/Vqsfsa`	or divorced	and a driven-out woman
`H1644-19`	Numbers 22:6	וַ/אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖/נּוּ	vaagareshenu	`HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms`	and-drive-them-out	I will forcibly expel him
`H1644-29`	Numbers 22:11	וְ/גֵרַשְׁתִּֽי/ו	vegerashetiv	`HC/Vpq1cs/Sp3ms`	and drive him out	and I expelled him
`H1644-17`	Numbers 30:10	וּ/גְרוּשָׁ֑ה	ugerushah	`HC/Vqsfsa`	or-divorced-woman	and a driven-out woman
`H1644-23`	Deuteronomy 33:27	וַ/יְגָ֧רֶשׁ	vayegaresh	`HC/Vpw3ms`	he shall thrust out	and he forcefully drove out
`H1644-20`	Joshua 24:12	וַ/תְּגָ֤רֶשׁ	vategaresh	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and it drove out	and she drove out
`H1644-23`	Joshua 24:18	וַ/יְגָ֨רֶשׁ	vayegaresh	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and drove out	and he forcefully drove out
`H1644-01`	Judges 2:3	אֲגָרֵ֥שׁ	agaresh	`HVpi1cs`	I will drive out	I will forcefully expel
`H1644-18`	Judges 6:9	וָ/אֲגָרֵ֤שׁ	vaagaresh	`HC/Vpw1cs`	and I drove out	and I forcefully expelled
`H1644-23`	Judges 9:41	וַ/יְגָ֧רֶשׁ	vayegaresh	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and drove out	and he forcefully drove out
`H1644-24`	Judges 11:2	וַ/יְגָרְשׁ֣וּ	vayegareshu	`HC/Vpw3mp`	and they drove out	and they forcibly expelled
`H1644-21`	Judges 11:7	וַ/תְּגָרְשׁ֖וּ/נִי	vategareshuni	`HC/Vpw2mp/Sp1cs`	and drive me out	and you expelled me
`H1644-07`	1 Samuel 26:19	גֵרְשׁ֣וּ/נִי	gereshuni	`HVpp3cp/Sp1cs`	they have driven me out	they forcefully drove me out
`H1644-23`	1 Kings 2:27	וַ/יְגָ֤רֶשׁ	vayegaresh	`HC/Vpw3ms`	So thrust out	and he forcefully drove out
`H1644-13`	Isaiah 57:20	נִגְרָ֑שׁ	nigerash	`HVNrmsa`	troubled	driven-out one
`H1644-26`	Isaiah 57:20	וַ/יִּגְרְשׁ֥וּ	vayigereshu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	whose waters cast up	they drove out
`H1644-06`	Ezekiel 31:11	גֵּרַשְׁתִּֽ/הוּ	gerashetihu	`HVpp1cs/Sp3ms`	I-have-driven-him-out	I expelled him
`H1644-17`	Ezekiel 44:22	וּ/גְרוּשָׁ֔ה	ugerushah	`HC/Vqsfsa`	or-a-divorced-woman	and a driven-out woman
`H1644-02`	Hosea 9:15	אֲגָרְשֵׁ֑/ם	agareshem	`HVpi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will drive them out	I will forcefully expel them
`H1644-31`	Amos 8:8	וְ/נִגְרְשָׁ֥ה	venigereshah	`HC/VNq3fs`	and be tossed	and she was expelled
`H1644-14`	Jonah 2:5	נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי	nigerasheti	`HVNp1cs`	I have been driven away	I was driven out
`H1644-16`	Micah 2:9	תְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּ/ן	tegareshun	`HVpi2mp/Sn`	you drive out	you will drive out
`H1644-34`	Zephaniah 2:4	יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּ/הָ	yegareshuha	`HVpi3mp/Sp3fs`	they-will-drive-out-her	they will forcibly expel her
`H1644-22`	Psalms 34:1	וַֽ֝/יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗/הוּ	vayegarashehu	`HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms`	and drove him away	he expelled him
`H1644-23`	Psalms 78:55	וַ/יְגָ֤רֶשׁ	vayegaresh	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and-he-drove-out	and he forcefully drove out
`H1644-15`	Psalms 80:9	תְּגָרֵ֥שׁ	tegaresh	`HVpi2ms`	out	you will force out
`H1644-04`	Proverbs 22:10	גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ	garesh	`HVpv2ms`	Drive out	Drive out!
`H1644-35`	Job 30:5	יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ	yegorashu	`HVPi3mp`	they are driven out	they will be driven out
`H1644-11`	1 Chronicles 17:21	לְ/גָרֵ֗שׁ	legaresh	`HR/Vpc`	by driving out	to expel forcefully
`H1644-12`	2 Chronicles 20:11	לְ/גָ֣רְשֵׁ֔/נוּ	legareshenu	`HR/Vpc/Sp1cp`	to drive us out	to force us out

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