The meaning of “גָּזַר”
Understanding gâzar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cut down (off), decree, divide, snatch. - to cut down or off - (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide 1) ...
גָּזַר
cut down (off), decree, divide, snatch. - to cut down or off - (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide 1) to cut, divide, cut down, cut off, cut in two, snatch, decree 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in two, divide 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to cut off, destroy, exterminate 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off, separated, excluded 1b2) to be destroyed, cut off 1b3) to be decreed
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 3:26 | “Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.” Word: גָּזַר (gâzar) | |
| 2 Chronicles 26:21 | “And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.” Word: גָּזַר (gâzar) | |
| Job 22:28 | “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.” Word: גָּזַר (gâzar) | |
| Isaiah 53:8 | “He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.” Word: גָּזַר (gâzar) | |
| Ezekiel 37:11 | “Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.” Word: גָּזַר (gâzar) |
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