Words the Bible translates as off
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ektinassōἐκτινάσσωto shake off or shake out: to fling dust, dirt, or cloth free with a brisk shake
- gadaגָּדַעto hew or chop something down by force: to fell it, break it off, or shatter it so it topples or is destroyed
- gadarגָּדַרto wall up: to stack stones into a barrier, whether to close a way shut or to close a gap in a wall that has fallen in.
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