1428. gidyah
Strong's Lexicon
gidyah: Kid, young goat

Original Word: גִּדְיָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: gidyah
Pronunciation: gid-YAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ghid-yaw')
Definition: Kid, young goat
Meaning: a river brink

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּדָה (gadah), which means "to cut off" or "to shear."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for "gidyah" in the Septuagint is often translated as "ἔριφος" (eriphos), which also means "young goat" or "kid."

Usage: The term "gidyah" refers to a young goat or kid. In the Hebrew Bible, it is often used in the context of sacrificial offerings, dietary laws, and pastoral life. The young goat was a common domestic animal in ancient Israel, valued for its milk, meat, and hide.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, goats were an essential part of pastoral life. They provided milk, meat, and materials for clothing and shelter. The young goat, or "gidyah," was often used in sacrificial offerings as prescribed in the Mosaic Law. Goats were also significant in various cultural and religious practices, symbolizing purity and innocence in sacrificial contexts.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
the same as gadah, q.v.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גדיה] only plural suffix Isaiah 8:7 Kt, see foregoing.



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bank

Or gadyah {gad-yaw'}; the same as gadah; a river brink -- bank.

see HEBREW gadah

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