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The Hebrew verb גֵּרֵשׁ (root: ג-ר-שׁ) means “to drive out,” “to banish,” “to expel,” or “to divorce.” It appears in both physical and legal contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible—from expelling people from a land to the formal act of sending away a spouse. The verb most commonly appears in the Piel binyan (intensive), indicating strong or forceful expulsion. Less frequently, it appears in the Qal and Niphal stems with similar connotations of removal or separation.   Piel Binyan Conjugation of גֵּרֵשׁ (“to drive out, to expel”) Past (Perfect) Tense Person Form 1st person singular גֵּרַשְׁתִּי 2nd person masculine singular גֵּרַשְׁתָּ 2nd person feminine singular גֵּרַשְׁתְּ 3rd person masculine singular גֵּרֵשׁ 3rd person feminine singular גֵּרְשָׁה 1st person plural גֵּרַשְׁנוּ 2nd person masculine plural גֵּרַשְׁתֶּם 2nd person feminine plural גֵּרַשְׁתֶּן 3rd person plural גֵּרְשׁוּ Present (Participle) Tense Gender/Number Form Masculine singular מְגָרֵשׁ Feminine singular מְגָרֶשֶׁת Masculine plural מְגָרְשִׁים Feminine plural מְגָרְשׁוֹת Future (Imperfect) Tense Person Form 1st person singular אֲגָרֵשׁ 2nd person masculine singular תְּגָרֵשׁ 2nd person feminine singular תְּגָרְשִׁי 3rd person masculine singular יְגָרֵשׁ 3rd person feminine singular תְּגָרֵשׁ 1st person plural נְגָרֵשׁ 2nd person masculine plural תְּגָרְשׁוּ 2nd person feminine plural תְּגָרֵשְׁנָה 3rd person plural יְגָרְשׁוּ Imperative Mood Person Form 2nd person masculine singular גָּרֵשׁ 2nd person feminine singular גָּרְשִׁי 2nd person masculine plural גָּרְשׁוּ 2nd person feminine plural גָּרֵשְׁנָה   Usage in Scripture Genesis 3:24 – וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֶת־הָאָדָם “So He drove out the man.”… Learn Hebrew