גרה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ג־י־ר (g-y-r)

Noun

גֵּרָה (gerá) f (singular construct גֵּרַת־, masculine counterpart גֵּר)

  1. (Judaism) A female convert to Judaism.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Root
ג־ר־ר (g-r-r)

Noun

גֵּרָה (gerá) f

  1. Cud
    • Leviticus 11:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְאֶת־הַחֲזִיר כִּי־מַפְרִיס פַּרְסָה הוּא וְשֹׁסַע שֶׁסַע פַּרְסָה וְהוּא גֵּרָה לֹא־יִגָּר טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶם׃
      v-et ha-ḥazír ki mafrís parsá hu v-shosáʿ shésa parsá v-hu gerá lo yigár tamé hu lakhém.
      And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.
  2. (historical currency): One-twentieth of a shekel
    • Exodus 30:13, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      זֶה יִתְּנוּ כָּל־הָעֹבֵר עַל־הַפְּקֻדִים מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הַשֶּׁקֶל מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל תְּרוּמָה לַיהוָה׃
      zeh yitnú kol ha-ʿovér ʿal ha-pqudím maḥatzít ha-shéqel b-shéqel ha-qódesh, ʿesrím gerá ha-shéqel maḥatzit ha-shéqel t'ruma l-Adonai.
      This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary—the shekel is twenty gerahs—half a shekel for an offering to the LORD.
Derived terms
  • העלה גרה (heelá gerá, ruminate)

References

Verb

גָּרָה (gára)

  1. Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of גָּר (gár).

Verb

גָּרָה (gará)

  1. Feminine singular present participle and present tense of גָּר (gár).
    • Exodus 3:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְשָׁאֲלָה אִשָּׁה מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ וּמִגָּרַת בֵּיתָהּ
      v'shaalá ishá mish'chentáh umigarát betáh
      but every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house

Verb

גֵּרָה (gerá) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of גירה
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