Strong's Lexicon

H1491

H1491 — גָּזָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewgazahverbOccurrences: 1TWOT: 335

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1491
Word:גָּזָה
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root (akin to H1468)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:gazah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:gaw-zaw'
Meaning:1. to cut off, i.e. portion out
KJV Renderings:take.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1581

[גָּזָה] verb cut, (cut off, sever), √ of גָּזִית (compare Talmud גְּזָא cut off); hence perhaps

Qal Participle active suffix גּוֺזִי Ps 71:6 thou art he that severed me from my mother's womb (De Che; ᵐ5 σκεπαστής, De proposes Εκσπαστής, see ᵐ5 Ps 22:10 ᵑ9 protector compare ᵐ5 , Thes Ew Hup Pe benefactor, compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 856] requite, Jerusalem Syriac [untranscribed source text 857], Talmud גְּזָא id.); — text and meaning dubious; || Ps 22:10 has גֹּחִי; see Checritical note and OP 476; Du עֻזִּי.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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