Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1503 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גֶּזַע |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to cut down (trees) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | geza |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | geh'-zah |
| Meaning: | 1. the trunk or stump of a tree (as felled or as planted) |
| KJV Renderings: | stem, stock. |
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[גֶּ֫זַע] noun masculine Job 14:8 stock, stem (Late Hebrew id., compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 876] stem, trunk) — construct גֶּזַע Isa 11:1 suffix גִּזְעוֺ Job 14:8, גִּזְעָם Isa 40:24 — stock, stem of a tree Job 14:8 (|| שֹׁרֶשׁ); figurative ישׁי ׳ ג 'stem of Jesse' Isa 11:1 (|| שֹׁרֶשׁ); ׳ שֹׁרֵשׁ בָּאָרֶץ ג Isa 40:24 (|| נטע, זרע).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
