Gazzah גִּזָּה
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| גִּזָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gazzah |
| Strong's number | H1492 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | fleece |
| Occurrences | 7 in 4 verses |
Gazzah (Hebrew גִּזָּה, Strong's H1492) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “fleece”. It occurs 7 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
fleece
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | fleece (7) |
|---|---|
| BSB | fleece (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Gazzah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 6:37Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”
- Judges 6:38And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
- Judges 6:39And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”
- Judges 6:40And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).