Strong's Lexicon

H1509

H1509 — גְּזֵרָה

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

Hebrewgzerahnoun femOccurrences: 1TWOT: 340b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1509
Word:גְּזֵרָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H1504
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:gzerah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ghez-ay-raw'
Meaning:1. a desert (as separated)
KJV Renderings:not inhabited.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1602

גְּזֵרָה noun feminine separationאֶלאֶֿרֶץ גְּזֵרָ֑ה Lev 16:22 ( P ) unto a land of separation, of the goat for Azazel; solitary land RV ; 'cut off,' i.e. whence it would not readily find its ways back VB .


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גזרה (g’zéh-rah’)

Leviticus 16:22

KJV: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.not…: Heb. of separation
EHCC: unto a land not inhabited: (marg. of
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