1494. gazaz

Lexicon

gazaz: To shear, cut off

Original Word: גַּזָז
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gazaz
Pronunciation: gah-ZAHZ
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-zaz')
Definition: To shear, cut off
Meaning: to cut off, to shear a, flock, shave the hair, to destroy an enemy

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cut off, poll, shave, shearer

A primitive root (akin to guwz); to cut off; specifically to shear a flock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy -- cut off (down), poll, shave, ((sheep-)) shear(-er).

see HEBREW guwz

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to shear
NASB Translation
cut off (3), cut off your hair (1), shaved (1), shear (3), shearers (3), shearing (2), sheepshearers (2), sheepshearers* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[גָּזַז] verb shear (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּזָז , Arabic , Assyrian derivatives) —

Qal Imperfect וַיָּ֫גָו Job 1:20; 2masculine singular תָּגֹז Deuteronomy 15:19; Imperative2feminine singular גָּזִּ֫י Jeremiah 7:29, גֹּ֫זִּי Micah 1:16; Infinitive construct גְּזֹו Genesis 31:19 (E) 1 Samuel 25:2, גֹּז Genesis 38:13 (J); Participle גֹּזֵז 1 Samuel 25:4; plural גֹּזְַזִים 1 Samuel 25:7 2t.; construct גֹּזַזֵי Genesis 38:12; suffix גֹּזְַזָי֑ 1 Samuel 25:11, גֹּזְַזֶיהָ Isaiah 53:7; — shear sheep (object צאֹן) Genesis 31:19; Genesis 38:13; Deuteronomy 15:19; 1 Samuel 25:2,4; compare Participle shearer (with צאן) Genesis 38:12, also גֹּזְַזֶיהָ (i.e. רָחֵל) Isaiah 53:7; absolute = sheep-shearer, 1 Samuel 25:7,11; 2 Samuel 13:23,24; object man's head (ראשׁוֺ) Job 1:20; of a woman's (figurative of Israel) Micah 1:16 (no object; "" קרחי), (figurative of Jerusalem) Jeremiah 7:29 (object נֵזֶר q. v.)

Niph`al נָגוֺ֫זּוּ be cut off (= destroyed) of Assyrians Nahum 1:12.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1291 (διακόπτω, diakoptō): To cut through, to break up
• G2751 (κείρω, keirō): To shear, to cut hair

These Greek entries reflect similar concepts of cutting or shearing, indicating a continuity of metaphorical and literal uses across the Hebrew and Greek scriptures.

Usage: The verb גַּזָז (gazaz) is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, primarily to describe the act of cutting or shearing. It is often associated with the shearing of sheep, but it can also refer to cutting hair or metaphorically to the destruction of enemies.

Context: • The root גַּזָז (gazaz) appears in several passages throughout the Old Testament, illustrating its diverse applications. In the context of shearing sheep, it is used in Genesis 31:19, where Rachel steals her father Laban's household gods while he is away shearing his sheep. This highlights the cultural practice of sheep shearing as a significant event.
• In 1 Samuel 25:4, David hears that Nabal is shearing his sheep, which sets the stage for the narrative involving Abigail. The act of shearing is depicted as a time of festivity and abundance.
• The term is also used metaphorically to describe the cutting down or destruction of enemies, as seen in Micah 1:16, where the prophet calls for mourning and shaving of the head as a sign of lamentation over impending judgment.
• In the context of personal grooming, the word is used in the narrative of Samson in Judges 16:19, where Delilah has his hair cut, leading to his loss of strength.
• The act of shearing or cutting is often associated with vulnerability or change, whether in the context of livestock, personal appearance, or military defeat.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּגְזֹ֥ז בגזז גָּזִּ֤י גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י גֹֽזְזִים֙ גֹזְזִ֖ים גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ גֹזֵ֥ז גזז גזזי גזזיה גזזים גזי וַיָּ֖גָז וָגֹ֔זִּי וגזי ויגז לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י לִגְזֹ֖ז לָגֹ֥ז לגז לגזז לגזזי נָגֹ֖זּוּ נגזו תָגֹ֖ז תגז biḡ·zōz bigZoz biḡzōz gāz·zî gazZi gāzzî gō·ză·zê ḡō·zə·ze·hā ḡō·zə·zîm ḡō·zêz gōzăzê gozaZei goZez ḡōzêz ḡōzəzehā gozeZeiha gozeZim ḡōzəzîm lā·ḡōz laGoz lāḡōz lə·ḡō·zə·zāy legozeZai ləḡōzəzāy liḡ·zōz ligZoz liḡzōz nā·ḡōz·zū naGozzu nāḡōzzū ṯā·ḡōz taGoz ṯāḡōz vaGozzi vaiYagoz wā·ḡōz·zî wāḡōzzî way·yā·ḡāz wayyāḡāz

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:19
HEB: וְלָבָ֣ן הָלַ֔ךְ לִגְזֹ֖ז אֶת־ צֹאנ֑וֹ
NAS: had gone to shear his flock,
KJV: went to shear his sheep:
INT: Laban had gone to shear his flock stole

Genesis 38:12
HEB: וַיַּ֜עַל עַל־ גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנוֹ֙ ה֗וּא
KJV: and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath,
INT: went and cut off cattle he

Genesis 38:13
HEB: עֹלֶ֥ה תִמְנָ֖תָה לָגֹ֥ז צֹאנֽוֹ׃
NAS: up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
KJV: to Timnath to shear his sheep.
INT: is going to Timnah to shear his sheep

Deuteronomy 15:19
HEB: שׁוֹרֶ֔ךָ וְלֹ֥א תָגֹ֖ז בְּכ֥וֹר צֹאנֶֽךָ׃
NAS: nor shear the firstborn
KJV: of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling
INT: of your herd nor shear the firstborn of your flock

1 Samuel 25:2
HEB: עִזִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֛י בִּגְזֹ֥ז אֶת־ צֹאנ֖וֹ
NAS: And it came about while he was shearing his sheep
KJV: goats: and he was shearing his sheep
INT: goats came was shearing his sheep Carmel

1 Samuel 25:4
HEB: בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־ גֹזֵ֥ז נָבָ֖ל אֶת־
NAS: that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
KJV: that Nabal did shear his sheep.
INT: the wilderness for was shearing Nabal his sheep

1 Samuel 25:7
HEB: שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י גֹזְזִ֖ים לָ֑ךְ עַתָּ֗ה
NAS: I have heard that you have shearers; now
KJV: And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds
INT: have heard that you have shearers now your shepherds

1 Samuel 25:11
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
NAS: that I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give
KJV: that I have killed for my shearers, and give
INT: whose have slaughtered my shearers and give to men

2 Samuel 13:23
HEB: יָמִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ גֹֽזְזִים֙ לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם בְּבַ֥עַל
NAS: had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor,
KJV: that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor,
INT: full had sheepshearers Absalom Baal-hazor

2 Samuel 13:24
HEB: הִנֵּה־ נָ֥א גֹזְזִ֖ים לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ יֵֽלֶךְ־
NAS: your servant has sheepshearers; please
KJV: Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let
INT: Behold now has sheepshearers your servant go

Job 1:20
HEB: אֶת־ מְעִל֔וֹ וַיָּ֖גָז אֶת־ רֹאשׁ֑וֹ
NAS: his robe and shaved his head,
KJV: his mantle, and shaved his head,
INT: and tore his robe and shaved his head fell

Isaiah 53:7
HEB: וּכְרָחֵ֕ל לִפְנֵ֥י גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ נֶאֱלָ֑מָה וְלֹ֥א
NAS: before its shearers, So He did not open
KJV: before her shearers is dumb,
INT: A sheep before shearers is silent did not

Jeremiah 7:29
HEB: גָּזִּ֤י נִזְרֵךְ֙ וְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִי
NAS: Cut off your hair and cast [it] away,
KJV: Cut off thine hair,
INT: Cut your hair and cast

Micah 1:16
HEB: קָרְחִ֣י וָגֹ֔זִּי עַל־ בְּנֵ֖י
NAS: Make yourself bald and cut off your hair, Because
KJV: Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate
INT: Make and cut of the children

Nahum 1:12
HEB: רַבִּ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן נָגֹ֖זּוּ וְעָבָ֑ר וְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְ
NAS: Even so, they will be cut off and pass away.
KJV: and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through.
INT: many so will be cut and pass have afflicted

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1494
15 Occurrences

biḡ·zōz — 1 Occ.
gāz·zî — 1 Occ.
gō·ză·zê — 1 Occ.
ḡō·zêz — 1 Occ.
ḡō·zə·ze·hā — 1 Occ.
ḡō·zə·zîm — 3 Occ.
lā·ḡōz — 1 Occ.
lə·ḡō·zə·zāy — 1 Occ.
liḡ·zōz — 1 Occ.
nā·ḡōz·zū — 1 Occ.
ṯā·ḡōz — 1 Occ.
wā·ḡōz·zî — 1 Occ.
way·yā·ḡāz — 1 Occ.