גָּעַרgâʻar
rebuke
Pronunciation: gaw-ar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1605
Meanings
1. rebuke (Genesis 37:10; Ruth 2:16; Jeremiah 29:27)
2. of God rebuking (Psalms 9:6; Isaiah 17:13; Psalms 119:21)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 37:10 This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?”
- Ruth 2:16 And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don’t give her a hard time!”
- Psalms 9:5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever.
- Psalms 68:30 Rebuke these enemy nations— these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war.
- Psalms 106:9 He commanded the Red Sea to dry up. He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.
- Psalms 119:21 You rebuke the arrogant; those who wander from your commands are cursed.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).