Quick Definition
to gnaw
Strong's Definition
to gnaw, i.e. (figuratively) eat (by hyberbole); also (participle) a pain
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: fleeing, sinew.
TWOT Reference: 1703
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עָרַק (a.raq) — to gnaw. (Qal) to gnaw, chew
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Impact | verb qal
to gnaw meaning unsure, possibly: = action by which animals nibble on a hard object such as a bone to get nourishment out of it
Impact | verb qal
to torment literally: (pains) gnaw (on someone); hence: = process by which humans experience a chronic or recurring pain, ◄ compared to a dog gnawing on a bone for an extended period of time
verb
Move
to roam meaning unsure; possibly: = action by which humans move from place to place in search of something
1 JOB 30:3 VUL "rodebant" RSV NJB NRSV REB GNT ESV "gnaw" = [1a] | LXX "φεύγοντες" NIV "roamed" NJPS "flee" = [2a]
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[עָרַק] vb. gnaw;—Qal Jb 30:3 ref