Strong’s H1627 · Hebrew

גָּרוֹן
gârôwn
gaw-rone'

Definition

the throat (as roughened by swallowing)

Etymology

or (shortened) גָּרֹן; from H1641 (גָּרַר); (compare H1621 (גַּרְגְּרוֹת))

Where the KJV renders it

  • aloud
  • mouth
  • neck
  • throat

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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