1472. gviyah
Lexicon
gviyah: Body, corpse

Original Word: גְּוִיָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: gviyah
Pronunciation: guh-vee-YAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ghev-ee-yaw')
Definition: Body, corpse
Meaning: a body

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
dead body, carcass, corpse

Prolonged for gevah; a body, whether alive or dead -- (dead) body, carcase, corpse.

see HEBREW gevah

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גְּוִיָּה noun feminine body, corpse — absolute ׳ג Nahum 3:3; construct גְּוִיַּת Judges 14:8 2t.; suffix גְּוִיָּתוֺ 1 Samuel 31:10; Daniel 10:6, גְּוִיָּתֵנוּ Genesis 47:18, גְּוִיָּתָם Nahum 3:3; plural absolute גְּוִיּוֺת Psalm 110:6; suffix גְּוִיֹּתֵנוּ Nehemiah 9:37, גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶם Ezekiel 1:23, גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶ֑נָֿה Ezekiel 1:11; —

1 living human body Genesis 47:18 (singular, of many persons), compare plural Nehemiah 9:37; of man in Daniel's vision Daniel 10:6 (body apart from extremities); also of the living creatures in Ezekiel's vision Ezekiel 1:11,28.

2 dead body, corpse, carcass:

a. of man 1 Samuel 31:10 (so originally in "" 1 Chronicles 10:10 see WeSm compare Dr) 1 Chronicles 10:12; 1 Chronicles 10:12 (singular of several persons), Psalm 110:6; collective Nahum 3:3 (twice in verse);

b. of lion Judges 14:8,9.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּוַע (gava), which means to expire or perish.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G4430 (πτῶμα, ptōma): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to a fallen body or corpse. It is similar in usage to גְּוִיָּה, emphasizing the physical remains of a person.
G4983 (σῶμα, sōma): This Greek word means "body" and is used more broadly in the New Testament to refer to both living and dead bodies. It can denote the physical body of a person or animal and is used in various contexts, including discussions of the body of Christ and the resurrection.

The Hebrew term גְּוִיָּה (geviyah) and its Greek counterparts highlight the biblical understanding of the body as a significant aspect of human existence, particularly in the context of mortality and the consequences of sin and judgment.

Usage: The word גְּוִיָּה is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a physical body, often in the context of death. It appears in various passages where the focus is on the physical remains of a person.

Context: • The term גְּוִיָּה (geviyah) is used in the Hebrew Scriptures to describe a body, particularly in the context of death. It is often translated as "corpse" or "dead body" in English. The word emphasizes the physical aspect of a person, distinct from the soul or spirit.
• In the Old Testament, גְּוִיָּה is used in several passages. For example, in 1 Samuel 31:10, it describes the bodies of Saul and his sons after their death in battle: "They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan."
• The term is also found in 2 Kings 19:35, where it describes the aftermath of the angel of the LORD striking down the Assyrian camp: "And that night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!"
• גְּוִיָּה is used to convey the finality and physical reality of death, often in narratives that highlight the consequences of divine judgment or the outcome of battles.

Forms and Transliterations
בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת בִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃ בגוית בגויתם׃ גְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּ גְּוִיַּ֣ת גְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּ גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ גְּוִיֹּ֣ת גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ גְוִיּ֑וֹת גויות גוית גויתו גויתיהם׃ גויתיהנה גויתינו גויתנו וּגְוִיָּת֣וֹ וגויתו לַגְּוִיָּ֔ה לגויה מִגְּוִיַּ֥ת מגוית biḡ·wî·yā·ṯām biḡ·wî·yaṯ bigviYat bigviyaTam biḡwîyaṯ biḡwîyāṯām gə·wî·yā·ṯê·nū gə·wî·yā·ṯōw gə·wî·yaṯ gə·wi·yō·ṯê·he·nāh gə·wî·yō·ṯê·hem gə·wî·yō·ṯê·nū ḡə·wî·yō·wṯ gə·wî·yōṯ geviYat geviyaTenu geviyaTo geviYot geviyoteiHem geviyoteiHenah Geviyoteinu gəwîyaṯ gəwîyāṯênū gəwîyāṯōw gəwîyōṯ gəwîyōṯêhem gəwiyōṯêhenāh gəwîyōṯênū ḡəwîyōwṯ lag·gə·wî·yāh laggeviYah laggəwîyāh mig·gə·wî·yaṯ miggeviYat miggəwîyaṯ ū·ḡə·wî·yā·ṯōw ugeviyaTo ūḡəwîyāṯōw
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 47:18
HEB: בִּלְתִּ֥י אִם־ גְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּ וְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃
NAS: except our bodies and our lands.
KJV: of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
INT: because lo our bodies and our lands

Judges 14:8
HEB: עֲדַ֧ת דְּבוֹרִ֛ים בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת הָאַרְיֵ֖ה וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: and honey were in the body of the lion.
KJV: and honey in the carcase of the lion.
INT: A swarm of bees the body of the lion and honey

Judges 14:9
HEB: לָהֶ֔ם כִּ֛י מִגְּוִיַּ֥ת הָאַרְיֵ֖ה רָדָ֥ה
NAS: the honey out of the body of the lion.
KJV: the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
INT: tell out of the body of the lion had scraped

1 Samuel 31:10
HEB: עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְאֶת־ גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ תָּקְע֔וּ בְּחוֹמַ֖ת
NAS: and they fastened his body to the wall
KJV: and they fastened his body to the wall
INT: the temple of Ashtaroth his body fastened to the wall

1 Samuel 31:12
HEB: וַיִּקְח֞וּ אֶת־ גְּוִיַּ֣ת שָׁא֗וּל וְאֵת֙
NAS: and took the body of Saul
KJV: and took the body of Saul
INT: night and took the body of Saul and the bodies

1 Samuel 31:12
HEB: שָׁא֗וּל וְאֵת֙ גְּוִיֹּ֣ת בָּנָ֔יו מֵחוֹמַ֖ת
NAS: of Saul and the bodies of his sons
KJV: of Saul and the bodies of his sons
INT: the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons the wall

Nehemiah 9:37
HEB: בְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּ וְעַ֣ל גְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּ מֹשְׁלִ֤ים וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙
NAS: over our bodies And over our cattle
KJV: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle,
INT: of our sins over our bodies rule our cattle

Psalm 110:6
HEB: בַּ֭גּוֹיִם מָלֵ֣א גְוִיּ֑וֹת מָ֥חַץ רֹ֝֗אשׁ
NAS: He will fill [them] with corpses, He will shatter
KJV: he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound
INT: the nations will fill corpses will shatter the chief

Ezekiel 1:11
HEB: מְכַסּ֔וֹת אֵ֖ת גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃
NAS: covering their bodies.
KJV: and two covered their bodies.
INT: and two covering their bodies

Ezekiel 1:23
HEB: לָהֵ֔נָּה אֵ֖ת גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: wings covering its body on the one
KJV: on that side, their bodies.
INT: covering side body

Daniel 10:6
HEB: וּגְוִיָּת֣וֹ כְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ וּפָנָ֞יו
NAS: His body also [was] like beryl,
KJV: His body also [was] like the beryl,
INT: his body beryl his face

Nahum 3:3
HEB: וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֙צֶה֙ לַגְּוִיָּ֔ה [יִכְשְׁלוּ כ]
NAS: And countless dead bodies--
KJV: and [there is] none end of [their] corpses; they stumble
INT: none end dead bereave bodies

Nahum 3:3
HEB: (וְכָשְׁל֖וּ ק) בִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃
NAS: dead bodies-- They stumble
KJV: they stumble upon their corpses:
INT: dead bereave bodies

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1472
13 Occurrences


biḡ·wî·yaṯ — 1 Occ.
biḡ·wî·yā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
gə·wî·yaṯ — 1 Occ.
gə·wî·yā·ṯê·nū — 1 Occ.
gə·wî·yā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
gə·wî·yōṯ — 2 Occ.
gə·wî·yō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ.
gə·wi·yō·ṯê·he·nāh — 1 Occ.
gə·wî·yō·ṯê·nū — 1 Occ.
lag·gə·wî·yāh — 1 Occ.
mig·gə·wî·yaṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḡə·wî·yā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.















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