גֶּרֶםgerem

גֶּ֫רֶם: bone, strength, self

Pronunciation: gheh'-rem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1634

Meanings

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 49:14 “Issachar is a sturdy donkey, resting between two saddlepacks.
  • 2 Kings 9:13 Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!”
  • Job 40:18 Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron.
  • Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
  • Proverbs 25:15 Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.

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).