גרה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ג־י־ר (g-y-r)

Noun

גֵּרָה (geráf (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 (geráf

  1. Cud
    • Tanach, 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
    • Tanach, 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

References

Etymology 3

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).
    • Tanach, 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

Etymology 4

Verb

גֵּרָה (gerá) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of גירה