Strong's Lexicon

H1492

H1492 — גָּזַּה

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

Hebrewgazzahnoun femOccurrences: 7TWOT: 336b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1492
Word:גָּזַּה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine from H1494
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:7
Transliteration:gazzah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:gaz-zaw'
Meaning:1. a fleece
KJV Renderings:fleece.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1586

גִּזָּה noun feminine fleece — (Arabic [untranscribed source text 861], Aramaic [untranscribed source text 862]) גִּזָּה Judg 6:37 + 5 t.; construct גִּזַּת Judg 6:37 — fleece, צֶמֶר ׳ ג Judg 6:37 absolute Judg 6:37; Judg 6:38 (twice in verse); Judg 6:39 (twice in verse); Judg 6:40.


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גזה (giz-zah’)

Judges 6:37

KJV: Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
EHCC: 1 will put a fleece of wool in the floor;
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