gerar · Gerar

What it means

gerar (גְּרָר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Gerar”.

A city in the south of Canaan, near the land of the Philistines.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×8
• 2 Chronicles×2

• Genesis 10:19

  And the territory of the Canaanites was from Sidon, in the direction of Gerar, as far as Gaza; in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

• Genesis 20:1

  Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he resided as an alien in Gerar.

• Genesis 20:2

  Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

• Genesis 26:1

  There was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that there was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

• Genesis 26:6

  So Isaac lived in Gerar.

• Genesis 26:17

  Isaac went away from there and camped in the valley of Gerar and lived there.

• Genesis 26:20

  The herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they had contended with him.

• Genesis 26:26

  Abimelech went to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol, the commander of his army.

• 2 Chronicles 14:13

  Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and of the Cushites there fell until they had no life left, for they were broken before YHWH and before his camp. And they carried away very much spoil.

• 2 Chronicles 14:14

  They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of YHWH was on them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.