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Strong's #1584 - גָּמַר
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- to end, come to an end, complete, cease
- (Qal)
- to come to an end, be no more
- to bring to an end, complete
- (Qal)
- (TWOT) to fail, perfect, perform
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2072) rmc (גמר GMR) AC: Complete CO: ? AB: ?: A coming to an end in perfection or failure.
V) rmc (גמר GMR) - Complete: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (6): (vf: Paal) cease, fail, end, perfect, perform - Strongs: H1584 (גָּמַר), H1585 (גְּמַר)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
; Ethiopic 
(II); compare also Arabic 
collect, assemble) — Qal Perfect ׳גּ Psalm 12:2; Psalm 77:9; Imperfect יִגְמֹר Psalm 138:8; יִגְמָרֿ Psalm 7:10; Participle גֹּמֵר Psalm 57:3; —
1 come to an end, be no more Psalm 7:10; Psalm 12:2 ("" [מָּסַס]); Psalm 77:9 ("" אָפֵס).
2 transitive bring to an end, complete, אֵל גֹּמֵר עָלָ֑י Psalm 57:3 God that completeth, accomplisheth, for me (ᵐ5 Gr Bi גמל, & so Che doubtfully), יִגְמֹר בַּעֲדִי׳י Psalm 138:8 .
גָּמַר fut. יִגְמֹר.
(1) to complete, to finish, Psalms 57:3, אֵל גֹּמֶר עָלַי “God who will complete for me,” i.e. will plead my cause; Psalms 138:8, seq. בְּעַד.
(2) intrans. to leave off, to fail, Psalms 7:10, 12:2 77:9. In the Aramean dialects this root is of frequent occurrence in both significations.
