The meaning of “גָּזִית”
Understanding gâzîyth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hewed, hewn stone, wrought. - something cut, i.e. dressed stone 1) a cutting, hewing
גָּזִית
hewed, hewn stone, wrought. - something cut, i.e. dressed stone 1) a cutting, hewing
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 20:25 | “And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.” Word: גָּזִית (gâzîyth) | |
| 1 Kings 7:9 | “All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.” Word: גָּזִית (gâzîyth) | |
| 1 Chronicles 22:2 | “And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.” Word: גָּזִית (gâzîyth) | |
| Isaiah 9:10 | “The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.” Word: גָּזִית (gâzîyth) | |
| Lamentations 3:9 | “He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.” Word: גָּזִית (gâzîyth) |
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