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Lexicon :: Strong's H1488 - gēz

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גֵּז
Transliteration
gēz
Pronunciation
gaze
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 336a

Strong’s Definitions

גֵּז gêz, gaze; from H1494; a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass:—fleece, mowing, mown grass.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H1488 in the following manner: fleece (2x), mowings (1x), mown grass (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H1488 in the following manner: fleece (2x), mowings (1x), mown grass (1x).

  1. a shearing, mowing

    1. shearing, that sheared off

    2. a mowing, mown grass

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֵּז gêz, gaze; from H1494; a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass:—fleece, mowing, mown grass.
STRONGS H1488: Abbreviations
† גֵּז noun [masculine] shearing, mowing (Assyrian gizzu ZehnpfundBAS i. 530, Aramaic גִּיזָּא bdb015911 fleece) — גֵּז Psalm 72:6, also construct Deuteronomy 18:4; Job 31:20; plural construct גִּזֵּי Amos 7:1; — shearing = thing sheared off, wool, fleece צאֹן ג׳ Deuteronomy 18:4, כְּבָשַׂי ג׳ Job 31:20; mowing Amos 7:1 (הַמֶּלֶךְ ג׳ compare RSSemitic i. 228); = land to be mown Psalm 72:6 (but shearing in both, according to HoffmZAW 1883, 116 ff. SS).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

18:4; 18:4

Job

31:20; 31:20

Psalms

72:6; 72:6

Amos

7:1; 7:1

H1488

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1488 matches the Hebrew גֵּז (gēz),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:4 - You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:20 - and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:6 - May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:1 - This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up.
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