Lexical Definition
גָּרַס gâraç (gaw-ras') to break H:V
a primitive root
break.
- to crush
- also (intransitively and figuratively) to dissolve
1) to be crushed, be broken
1a) (Qal) to be crushed
1b) (Hiphil) to crush, break (the teeth)
Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גָּרַס] verb be crushed (Aramaic [be crushed,] perish) —
Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular גָָּֽרְסָה Ps 119:20 figurative נַפְשִׁי לְ ׳ג my soul is crushed (i.e. perisheth: compare Syriac) with longing for (compare כָּלָה לְ). Hiph`il Imperfect וַיַּגְרֵס בֶּחָצָץ שִׁנָּ֑י Lam 3:16 and he hath crushed my teeth with gravel, figurative of divine chastisement.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 119:20 |
| Lamentations | 3:16 |