◄ 1504. gazar ►
Lexicon gazar: To cut, to divide, to decree Original Word: גָּזַר Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: gazar Pronunciation: gah-ZAR Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-zar') Definition: To cut, to divide, to decree Meaning: to cut down, off, to destroy, divide, exclude, decide Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cut down off, decree, divide, snatch A primitive root; to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide -- cut down (off), decree, divide, snatch. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to cut, divide NASB Translation cut down (1), cut off (6), decree (1), decreed (1), divide (2), divided (1), slice off (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs גָּזַר verb cut, divide (Arabic , Late Hebrew גָּזַר cut, determine, circumcise; Ethiopic Aramaic גְּזַר, ) — Qal Perfect גָּזַר Habakkuk 3:17; Imperfect וַיִּגְזֹר Isaiah 9:19; 2masculine singular תִּגְזַר Job 22:28; וַיִּגְזְרוּ 2 Kings 6:4; Participle active גֹּזֵר Psalm 136:13; — 1 divide, cut in two, followed by accusative 1 Kings 3:25 (לִשְׁנָ֑יִם ׳ג) compare 1 Kings 3:26 (object not expressed). 2 divide the Red Sea (accusative) Psalm 136:13 followed by לִגְזָרִים. 3 cut down הָעֵצִים 2 Kings 6:4. 4 cut off (piece of meat to eat, but object not expressed "" אכל) Isaiah 9:19. 5 cut off, i.e. destroy, exterminate Habakkuk 3:17 (with accusative; indefinite subject), followed by מִן local 6 decree (Aramaism, compare Biblical Aramaic) Job 22:28 with accusative Niph`al Perfect נִגְזַר2Chronicles 26:21; Esther 2:1, נִגְזָ֑רְתִּי Lamentations 3:24, נִגְזָ֑רוּ Psalm 88:6, נִגְזַרְנוּ Ezekiel 37:11; Isaiah 53:8; — 1 be cut off, separate, excluded from (מִן) temple 2 Chronicles 26:21, from (מִן) Yahweh's hand Psalm 88:5 (of the slain), from (מִן) the land of the living Isaiah 53:8 (of the suffering servant of ׳י). 2 be cut off = destroyed Lamentations 3:54; Ezekiel 37:11. 3 be decreed, Esther 2:1 followed by עַל against (compare Qal 6). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G142 (αἴρω, airō): To raise, take up, lift • G683 (ἀποκόπτω, apokoptō): To cut off • G1244 (διακρίνω, diakrinō): To distinguish, decide, judge • G1578 (ἐκκόπτω, ekkoptō): To cut out, cut off • G1587 (ἐκτελέω, ekteleō): To complete, accomplish • G2632 (κατακρίνω, katakrinō): To condemn, judge against The Hebrew verb גָּזַר (gazar) encompasses a range of meanings from physical cutting to metaphorical decisions and divine decrees, reflecting its versatile use in the biblical text. Usage: The verb גָּזַר (gazar) is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often implying a decisive action such as cutting, dividing, or decreeing. It can refer to physical cutting or metaphorical decisions and decrees. Context: • Physical Cutting/Dividing: The primary sense of גָּזַר is to cut or divide. This can refer to physical actions, such as cutting wood or dividing land. For example, in 1 Kings 3:25, Solomon commands, "Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other." • Metaphorical Use: The term is also used metaphorically to describe decisions or decrees. In Job 22:28, it is written, "You will decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and light will shine on your ways." Here, גָּזַר conveys the idea of making a firm decision or decree. • Destruction/Exclusion: In some contexts, גָּזַר implies destruction or exclusion. For instance, in Isaiah 9:10, the people declare, "The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars." The cutting down of sycamores symbolizes destruction. • Divine Decrees: The word is also used in the context of divine decrees or judgments. In Daniel 4:24, the interpretation of the king's dream is described as a decree from the Most High, using the term גָּזַר to emphasize the decisiveness and authority of God's judgment. Forms and Transliterations גְּזֹֽרוּ׃ גִּזְר֛וּ גָּזַ֤ר גזר גזרו גזרו׃ וְֽתִגְזַר־ וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ וַיִּגְזֹ֤ר ויגזר ויגזרו ותגזר־ לְגֹזֵ֣ר לגזר נִגְזַ֖ר נִגְזַ֥רְנוּ נִגְזַר֙ נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃ נגזר נגזרו׃ נגזרנו נגזרתי׃ gā·zar gaZar gāzar gə·zō·rū geZoru gəzōrū giz·rū gizRu gizrū lə·ḡō·zêr legoZer ləḡōzêr niḡ·zā·rə·tî niḡ·zā·rū niḡ·zar niḡ·zar·nū nigZar niḡzar nigZareti niḡzārətî nigZarnu niḡzarnū nigZaru niḡzārū vaiyigzeRu vaiyigZor vetigzar way·yiḡ·zə·rū way·yiḡ·zōr wayyiḡzərū wayyiḡzōr wə·ṯiḡ·zar- wəṯiḡzar- Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 1 Kings 3:25 HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ גִּזְר֛וּ אֶת־ הַיֶּ֥לֶד NAS: said, Divide the living KJV: said, Divide the living INT: said the king Divide child the living 1 Kings 3:26 HEB: לֹ֥א יִהְיֶ֖ה גְּזֹֽרוּ׃ NAS: mine nor yours; divide [him]! KJV: it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, [but] divide [it]. INT: nor yours divide 2 Kings 6:4 HEB: וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ הָעֵצִֽים׃ NAS: to the Jordan, they cut down trees. KJV: to Jordan, they cut down wood. INT: came to the Jordan cut trees 2 Chronicles 26:21 HEB: מְצֹרָ֔ע כִּ֥י נִגְזַ֖ר מִבֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה NAS: being a leper, for he was cut off from the house KJV: [being] a leper; for he was cut off from the house INT: being for was cut the house of the LORD Esther 2:1 HEB: וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ נִגְזַ֖ר עָלֶֽיהָ׃ NAS: and what had been decreed against KJV: and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. INT: had done and what had been decreed against Job 22:28 HEB: וְֽתִגְזַר־ א֭וֹמֶר וְיָ֣קָם NAS: You will also decree a thing, KJV: Thou shalt also decree a thing, INT: decree A thing will be established Psalm 88:5 HEB: וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃ NAS: more, And they are cut off from Your hand. KJV: whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. INT: from your hand are cut Psalm 136:13 HEB: לְגֹזֵ֣ר יַם־ ס֭וּף NAS: To Him who divided the Red Sea KJV: To him which divided the Red sea INT: divided Sea the Red Isaiah 9:20 HEB: וַיִּגְזֹ֤ר עַל־ יָמִין֙ NAS: They slice off [what is] on the right hand KJV: And he shall snatch on the right hand, INT: slice on the right Isaiah 53:8 HEB: יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ כִּ֤י נִגְזַר֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים NAS: considered That He was cut off out of the land KJV: his generation? for he was cut off out of the land INT: considered for was cut of the land of the living Lamentations 3:54 HEB: רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ ס NAS: my head; I said, I am cut off! KJV: [then] I said, I am cut off. INT: my head said I am cut Ezekiel 37:11 HEB: וְאָבְדָ֥ה תִקְוָתֵ֖נוּ נִגְזַ֥רְנוּ לָֽנוּ׃ NAS: has perished. We are completely cut off.' KJV: is lost: we are cut off for our parts. INT: has perished and our hope cut Habakkuk 3:17 HEB: עָ֣שָׂה אֹ֑כֶל גָּזַ֤ר מִמִּכְלָה֙ צֹ֔אן NAS: Though the flock should be cut off from the fold KJV: the flock shall be cut off from the fold, INT: produce food should be cut the fold the flock 13 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1504 13 Occurrences gā·zar — 1 Occ. gə·zō·rū — 1 Occ. giz·rū — 1 Occ. lə·ḡō·zêr — 1 Occ. niḡ·zar — 3 Occ. niḡ·zā·rə·tî — 1 Occ. niḡ·zar·nū — 1 Occ. niḡ·zā·rū — 1 Occ. way·yiḡ·zə·rū — 1 Occ. way·yiḡ·zōr — 1 Occ. wə·ṯiḡ·zar- — 1 Occ.