The meaning of “גָּדִישׁ”
Understanding gâdîysh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
shock (stack) (of corn), tomb. - a stack of sheaves - by analogy, a tomb 1) heap, stack, pile 2) tomb
גָּדִישׁ
shock (stack) (of corn), tomb. - a stack of sheaves - by analogy, a tomb 1) heap, stack, pile 2) tomb
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 22:6 | “If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.” Word: גָּדִישׁ (gâdîysh) | |
| Judges 15:5 | “And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.” Word: גָּדִישׁ (gâdîysh) | |
| Job 5:26 | “Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.” Word: גָּדִישׁ (gâdîysh) | |
| Job 21:32 | “Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.” Word: גָּדִישׁ (gâdîysh) |
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