The meaning of “גִּיד”
Understanding gîyd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from גּוּד sinew. - a thong (as compressing) - by analogy, a tendon 1) sinew
גִּיד
probably from גּוּד sinew. - a thong (as compressing) - by analogy, a tendon 1) sinew
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 32:32 | “Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank. ” Word: גִּיד (gîyd) | |
| Job 40:17 | “He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.” Word: גִּיד (gîyd) | |
| Isaiah 48:4 | “Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;” Word: גִּיד (gîyd) | |
| Ezekiel 37:8 | “And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.” Word: גִּיד (gîyd) |