BDB1752 [H1639]
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Qal Imperfect יִגְרַע Job 36:7, יִגְרָ֑ע Exod 21:10 2 masculine singular תִּגְרַע Deut 13:1 + 3 t.; אֶגְרַע Ezek 5:11 (but compare below ), וָאֶגְרַע Ezek 16:27 תִּגְרְעוּ Exod 5:8 + 2 t.; Infinitive לִגְרֹעַ Eccl 3:14 Participle גְּרוּעָה Isa 15:2 (so Baer ; v. d. H. גְּדוּעָה see גדע גְּרֻעָה Jer 48:37 —
1. diminish , usually followed by מִן Exod 5:8; Exod 5:19 (the tale of bricks), Deut 4:2; Deut 13:1 (in both, word of ׳ י ; opposed to הוסיף ) compare Eccl 3:14, and also Jer 26:2 (with accusative); with accusative also Exod 21:10 (food etc.) compare Ezek 16:27 Passive participle diminished, clipped , of beard, Jer 48:37 and Isa 15:2 (so Baer , rightly, compare his note and see גדע
2. restrain Job 15:4 (with accusative שִׂיחָה meditation, devotion), Job 15:8 (with accusative חָכְמָה , followed by אֵלֶיךָ , i.e. unto, for thyself , monopolize; De Di Da render draw unto thyself , appropriate; Schult . compare Arabic swallow , compare Ew saugst zu dir ein Weisheit ).
3. withdraw Job 36:7 (object עַיִן , eye , followed by מִן ); Ezek 5:11 absolute (si vera lectio); Co . reads אֶתְגָּרֶה , for אֶגְרַע , on internal grounds; others: withdraw (thy needs) Sm (compare Ezek 16:27); withdraw (mine eye) Ges Ke . Niph`al Perfect וְנִגְרַע consecutive Lev 27:18 וְנִגְרְעָה Num 36:3 Imperfect יִגָּרַע Num 27:4; Num 36:4, יִגָּרֵ֑עַ Num 36:3 1 plural נִגָּרַע Num 9:7 Participle נִגְרָע Exod 5:11 —
1. be withdrawn with מִן Num 36:3 (twice in verse); Num 36:4 (inheritance, נחלה ); Num 27:4 a name out of a family; Exod 5:11 (מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶם דָּבָר ); impersonal Lev 27:18 (abatement shall be made ).
2. be restrained followed by infinitive Num 9:7. Pi`el Imperfect יְגָרַע Job 36:27 withdraw = draw up with accusative נִטְפֵימָֿ֑יִם compare Di (on other hand, De and others draw down, let down ).
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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