BDB1602
גְּזֵרָה noun feminine separation — אֶלאֶֿרֶץ 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 .
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1509 |
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| 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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גְּזֵרָה noun feminine separation — אֶלאֶֿרֶץ 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 .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Leviticus 16:22