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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #1494 - גָּזַז

Transliteration

gazâz

Phonetics

gaw-zaz'

Origin

a primitive root [akin to (H1468)]

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

336

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to shear, mow
1. (Qal)
  1. to shear
  2. shearer (participle)
2. (Niphal) to be cut off, be destroyed

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2751 ‑ κείρω (ki'‑ro); 1291 ‑ διαστέλλω (dee‑as‑tel'‑lom‑ahee);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (15)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

BSB (15)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

CSB (13)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

ESV (14)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

KJV (15)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

LEB (15)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

LSB (18)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Micah 3

Nahum 2

N95 (18)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Micah 3

Nahum 2

NAS (18)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Micah 3

Nahum 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 2

Job 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Micah 1

Nahum 1

ASV (15)

and cut off 1

and he was shearing 1

and shaved 1

cut off 1

even so shall they be cut down 1

for my shearers 1

had sheep-shearers 1

hath sheep-shearers 1

its shearers 1

nor shear 1

that thou hast shearers 1

to shear 2

unto his sheep-shearers 1

was shearing 1

BSB (15)

and cut off your hair 1

and shaved 1

are you to shear 1

cut off 1

for my shearers 1

her shearers 1

hired shearers 1

his sheepshearers 1

it is time for shearing 1

shearing 2

sheepshearers 1

they will be cut down 1

to shear 1

was shearing 1

CSB (13)

cut off 1

mowed down 1

off 1

shaved 1

shear 3

shearers 1

shearing 3

sheepshearers 2

ESV (14)

cut 1

cut down 1

off 1

shaved 1

shear 3

shearers 3

shearing 2

sheepshearers 2

KJV (15)

down 1

off 1

poll 1

shaved 1

shear 4

shearers 3

shearing 1

sheepshearers 3

LEB (15)

⌊now⌋ the shearing of 1

⌊you have shearers⌋ 1

and cut off your hair 1

and shaved 1

for my shearers 1

its shearers 1

shear 2

shearers 2

sheepshearers 1

they will be cut off 1

to shear 2

was shearing 1

LSB (18)

cut 3

hair 1

off 3

shaved 1

shear 3

shearers 3

shearing 2

sheepshearers 2

N95 (18)

cut 3

hair 1

off 3

shaved 1

shear 3

shearers 3

shearing 2

sheepshearers 2

NAS (18)

cut 3

hair 1

off 3

shaved 1

shear 3

shearers 3

shearing 2

sheepshearers 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

and he was shearing 1

and shaved 1

cut off 1

even so they will be cut down 1

for my shearers 1

had sheepshearers 1

has sheepshearers 1

its shearers 1

nor shear 1

that you have shearers 1

to his sheepshearers 1

to shear 2

was shearing 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1053) z c (גז GZ) AC: Shear CO: Fleece AB: ?: The pictograph c is a picture of the foot and has a meaning of lifting. The z is an agricultural implement for harvesting or cutting. The sheering and removal of the wool fleece from the sheep for clothing as well as the cutting of other materials with one stroke.

A) z c (גז GZ) AC: Shear CO: Fleece AB: ?

N^m ) z c (גז GZ) - Fleece: The shearing of sheep for its fleece. Also the grasses that are sheared off with a sickle in harvest. KJV (4): fleece, mowings, mown grass - Strongs: H1488 (גֵּז)

N^f4) t i z c (גזית GZYT) - Hewn Stone: Stones that are sheered with one blow to form flat sides. KJV (11): hewn, wrought - Strongs: H1496 (גָּזִית)

B) z z c (גזז GZZ) AC: Shear CO: ? AB: ?

V) z z c (גזז GZZ) - Sh (vf: Paal, Niphal, Participle) |kjv: shear, sheepshearer, shearers, cut off, poll, shave, cut down - Strongs: H1494 (גָּזַז)

C) z c a (אגז AGZ) AC: ? CO: Nut AB: ?: The sheering of a nut tree.

c^m) z f c a (אגוז AGWZ) - Nut: KJV (1): nuts - Strongs: H93 (אֱגוֹז)

E) a z c (גזא GZA) AC: ? CO: Stump AB: ?: A sheared off tree.

N^m) a z c (גזא GZA) - Stump: KJV (3): stock, stem - Strongs: H1503 (גֶּזַע)

H) e z c (גזה GZH) AC: Shear CO: ? AB: ?

V) e z c (גזה GZH) - Sh (vf: Paal, Participle) |kjv: take - Strongs: H1491 (גָּזָה)

J) z f c (גוז GWZ) AC: Sweep CO: ? AB: ?: The back and forth sweeping action of a sickle cutting grasses.

V) z f c (גוז GWZ) - Sweep: The sweeping away of something. KJV (2): (vf: Paal) cut off, brought - Strongs: H1468 (גּוּז)

M) z i c (גיז GYZ) AC: Shear CO: Fleece AB: ?

N^f1 ) e z i c (גיזה GYZH) - Fleece: KJV (7): fleece - Strongs: H1492 (גִּזָּה)

Adopted Roots:

A2059 L z c (Pluck, Feather)
A2060 M z c (Devour, Caterpillar)
A2061 R z c (ut, Axe)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[גָּזַז] verb shear (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּזָז

, Arabic

, Assyrian derivatives) —

Qal Imperfect וַיָּ֫גָו Job 1:20; 2 masculine singular תָּגֹז Deuteronomy 15:19; Imperative 2 feminine singular גָּזִּ֫י Jeremiah 7:29, גֹּ֫זִּי Micah 1:16; Infinitive construct גְּזֹו Genesis 31:19 (E) 1 Samuel 25:2, גֹּז Genesis 38:13 (J); Participle גֹּזֵז 1 Samuel 25:4; plural גֹּזְַזִים 1 Samuel 25:7 2t.; construct גֹּזַזֵי Genesis 38:12; suffix גֹּזְַזָי֑ 1 Samuel 25:11, גֹּזְַזֶיהָ Isaiah 53:7; — shear sheep (object צאֹן) Genesis 31:19; Genesis 38:13; Deuteronomy 15:19; 1 Samuel 25:2,4; compare Participle shearer (with צאן) Genesis 38:12, also גֹּזְַזֶיהָ (i.e. רָחֵל) Isaiah 53:7; absolute = sheep-shearer, 1 Samuel 25:7,11; 2 Samuel 13:23,24; object man's head (ראשׁוֺ) Job 1:20; of a woman's (figurative of Israel) Micah 1:16 (no object; "" קרחי), (figurative of Jerusalem) Jeremiah 7:29 (object נֵזֶר q. v.)

Niph`alנָגוֺ֫זּוּ be cut off (= destroyed) of Assyrians Nahum 1:12.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

גָּזַז to cut, as hay (see גֵּז ); specially to shear a flock, Genesis 31:19, 38:12 1 Samuel 25:4, 1 Samuel 25:7 the hair, as in mourning, Job 1:20; Micah 1:16 Syr., Ch., and Arab. جَزَّ id. (Kindred roots, all of which have the primary power of cutting, are גָּזָה, גָּזַם, גָּזַע, גָּזַל, גָּזַר and transp. גָּרַז, see under קָצַץ, חָצַץ, גָּדַד, חָדַד.) וַיָנָז Numbers 11:31 see under the root גּוּז.

Niphal נָגֹוז; pl. נָגוֹזּוּ to be shorn, used of enemies, i.e. to be cut off, to be slain, Nahum 1:12 compare as to the metaphor, Isaiah 7:20.

Derivatives גֵּז, גִּזָּה and

גָּזֵז (“shearer”), [Gazez], pr.n. of two men, 1 Chronicles 2:46.

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List of Word Forms

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