Strong's Lexicon

H1505

H1505 — גְּזַר

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

AramaicgzarverbOccurrences: 6TWOT: 2654

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1505
Word:	גְּזַר
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	(Aramaic) corresponding to H1504
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	6
Transliteration:	gzar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ghez-ar'
Meaning:	1. to quarry 2. determine
KJV Renderings:	cut out, soothsayer.

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[גְּזַר] verb cut, (divide,) determine (so ᵑ7 Syriac, in both meanings; Biblical Hebrew usually divide, Job, Esther, decree); —

Pe. Participle active as substantive, plural absolute גָָּֽזְרִין determiners (of fate; astrologers or soothsayers) Dan 2:27; Dan 5:11 emphatic גָָּֽזְרַיָּא Dan 4:4; Dan 5:7 (compare Dr.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5959] RS^{JPhil. xiii (1885), 781}).

Hithpe`el Perfect 3 feminine singular הִתְגְּזֶרֶת Dan 2:34 a stone was cut out, so ׳ אִתְג (K^{§ § 23, 1; 30, 2}) Dan 2:45 (with מִן of source).

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גזר (g’zar)

Daniel 2:27

KJV: Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

EHCC: the soothsayers, shew unto the king ;

Daniel 4:7

KJV: Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

EHCC: (4) &5:7.the Chaldeans, and the sooth.

Daniel 5:11

KJV: There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;father: or, grandfather

EHCC: Chaldeans, (and) soothsayers;

Daniel 2:34

KJV: Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.without…: or, which was not in hands

EHCC: till that a stone was cut out without hands,