1488. gez

Lexicon

gez: Fleece, shearing

Original Word: גֵּז
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gez
Pronunciation: gayz
Phonetic Spelling: (gaze)
Definition: Fleece, shearing
Meaning: a fleece, mown grass

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fleece, mowing, mown grass

From gazaz; a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass -- fleece, mowing, mown grass.

see HEBREW gazaz

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from gazaz
Definition
a shearing, mowing
NASB Translation
fleece (1), mowing (1), mown (1), shearing (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גֵּז noun [masculine] shearing, mowing (Assyrian gizzu Zehnpf^{BAS i. 530}, Aramaic גִּיזָּא 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 RS^{Semitic i. 228}); = land to be mown Psalm 72:6 (but shearing in both, according to Hoffm^{ZAW 1883, 116 ff.} SS).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּזַז (gazaz), meaning "to shear" or "to cut off."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew word גֵּז (gez) in the Strong's Concordance. However, related concepts of shearing and fleece can be found in Greek terms such as "πρόβατον" (probaton, meaning "sheep") and "μάλλινος" (mallinos, meaning "woolen"), which are used in the New Testament to describe similar pastoral and agricultural themes.

Usage: The word is used in the context of shearing sheep, referring to the fleece obtained from them. It also denotes mown grass, indicating the act of cutting or shearing.

Context: • The Hebrew word גֵּז (gez) appears in the context of agricultural and pastoral life in ancient Israel. It is used to describe the fleece of sheep, which was a valuable commodity in biblical times. The fleece was not only essential for clothing and textiles but also held symbolic significance in various biblical narratives.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is used in passages that highlight the process of shearing and the products derived from it. For example, in Judges 6:37, Gideon uses a fleece to seek a sign from God: "Behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You will deliver Israel by my hand, as You have said."
• The imagery of a fleece is also employed in poetic and prophetic literature to convey abundance and blessing, as seen in Job 31:20, where Job speaks of the warmth provided by the fleece: "If his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep."
• The concept of mown grass, while less frequently mentioned, underscores the cyclical nature of growth and harvest, reflecting the agrarian lifestyle of the biblical world.

Forms and Transliterations

גִּזֵּ֥י גֵּ֑ז גֵּ֥ז גז גזי וּמִגֵּ֥ז ומגז gez gêz giz·zê gizzê gizZei ū·mig·gêz umigGez ūmiggêz

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 18:4
HEB: וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ וְרֵאשִׁ֛ית גֵּ֥ז צֹאנְךָ֖ תִּתֶּן־
NAS: and the first shearing of your sheep.
KJV: and the first of the fleece of thy sheep,
INT: and your oil fruits shearing of your sheep shall give

Job 31:20
HEB: (חֲלָצָ֑יו ק) וּמִגֵּ֥ז כְּ֝בָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃
NAS: me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
KJV: me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
INT: thanked loins the fleece of my sheep been warmed

Psalm 72:6
HEB: כְּמָטָ֣ר עַל־ גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים זַרְזִ֥יף
NAS: like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers
KJV: like rain upon the mown grass: as showers
INT: rain upon the mown showers water

Amos 7:1
HEB: לֶ֔קֶשׁ אַחַ֖ר גִּזֵּ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: [was] after the king's mowing.
KJV: after the king's mowings.
INT: crop after mowing the king's

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1488
4 Occurrences

gêz — 2 Occ.
giz·zê — 1 Occ.
ū·mig·gêz — 1 Occ.