1491. gazah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
gazah: To cut off, shear

Original Word: גָּזָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gazah
Pronunciation: gah-ZAH
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-zaw')
Definition: To cut off, shear
Meaning: to cut off, portion out

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "gazah," the concept of cutting or separating can be found in Greek words such as "ἀποκόπτω" (apokoptō - to cut off) and "κείρω" (keirō - to shear).

Usage: The Hebrew verb "gazah" primarily means "to cut off" or "to shear." It is often used in the context of shearing sheep, which was a common agricultural practice in ancient Israel. The term can also metaphorically imply cutting off or removing something, often in a decisive or complete manner.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, sheep shearing was a significant agricultural activity, marking a time of harvest and celebration. It was a communal event that involved not only the physical act of shearing but also social gatherings and feasting. The process of shearing was essential for obtaining wool, a valuable commodity for clothing and trade. The metaphorical use of "gazah" to mean cutting off or removing something reflects the decisive nature of the action, often implying a form of judgment or separation.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to cut
NASB Translation
took (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גָּזָה] verb cut, (cut off, sever), √ of גָּזִית (compare Talmud גְּזָא cut off); hence perhaps

Qal Participle active suffix גּוֺזִי Psalm 71:6 thou art he that severed me from my mother's womb (De Che; ᵐ5 σκεπαστής, De proposes Εκσπαστής, see ᵐ5 Psalm 22:10; ᵑ9 protector compare ᵐ5, Thes Ew Hup Pe benefactor, compare Arabic requite, Jerusalem Syriac , Talmud גְּזָא id.); — text and meaning dubious; "" Psalm 22:10 has גֹּחִי; see Checritical note and OP 476; Du עֻזִּי.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
take

A primitive root (akin to guwz); to cut off, i.e. Portion out -- take.

see HEBREW guwz

Forms and Transliterations
גוֹזִ֑י גוזי ḡō·w·zî ḡōwzî goZi
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 71:6
HEB: אִ֭מִּי אַתָּ֣ה גוֹזִ֑י בְּךָ֖ תְהִלָּתִ֣י
NAS: from [my] birth; You are He who took me from my mother's
KJV: from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's
INT: my mother's who took my praise is continually

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Strong's Hebrew 1491
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ḡō·w·zî — 1 Occ.
















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