Geza גֶּ֫זַע
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| גֶּ֫זַע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | geza |
| Strong's number | H1503 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | stock |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Geza (Hebrew גֶּ֫זַע, Strong's H1503) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “stock”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
stem, trunk, stock (of trees)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stock (2), stem (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | its stump (1), stump (1), have their stems (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Geza, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 14:8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Isaiah 40:24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
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).