Strong H1638גָּרַס

to break

Transliteration
gâras
Pronunciation
gaw-ras'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to crush; also (intransitively and figuratively) to dissolve: - break.

Detailed definition

1) to be crushed, be broken
1a) (Qal) to be crushed
1b) (Hiphil) to crush, break (the teeth)

In the Bible

Strong H1638 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • break1
  • breaketh1

First verses

  1. Psalms 119:20
    My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
  2. Lamentations 3:16
    He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
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