Lexicon
גָּרַז
ga.raz
H1629
H:V Hebrew

to cut off

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ga.raz describes a completed first-person experience of being cut off in Psalm 31:23.

The sole attestation presents ga.raz as a completed first-person experience of being cut off, marked by a Niphal Perfect form in Psalm 31:23.

Senses in use

  1. Experiencing being cut off · dominant

    In Psalm 31:23, the form is Niphal Perfect, first-person common singular, presenting the action as a completed personal experience of being cut off. The APB renders the verse as an exhortation to love the LORD, who preserves the faithful and repays the proud, but it does not provide a clearly one-to-one English expression for this form.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 31:23, the APB presents the verse's contrast between the LORD's preservation of the faithful and repayment of the proud. Its specific rendering of this form cannot be isolated.

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