What does גָּזִית mean in the Bible?
e. dressed stone".
Hebrew · H1496
גָּזִית
Something cut , i.e. dressed stone
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גָּזִיתH1496
What does גָּזִית mean in the Bible?
גָּזִית is a Hebrew word meaning "something cut , i.e. dressed stone".
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How does the BSB render H1496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), cut (2), of dressed stone (2), finished (1), with cut stones (1).
Where does גָּזִית appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 20:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (5), 1 Chronicles (1), Amos (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .2×Ezekiel 40:42, Amos 5:11
cut2×1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:11
of dressed stone2×1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:12
finished1×1 Chronicles 22:2
with cut stones1×Lamentations 3:9
with dressed1×1 Kings 5:17
with finished stone1×Isaiah 9:10
with stones shaped by tools1×Exodus 20:25
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Exodus 20:25גָּזִ֑יתtowith stones shaped by toolsNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 5:17גָזִֽית׃towith dressedNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 6:36גָזִ֑יתtoof dressed stoneNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 7:9גָּזִ֔יתtocutNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 7:11גָּזִ֖יתtocutNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 7:12גָּזִ֔יתtoof dressed stoneNoun - feminine singular1 Chronicles 22:2גָזִ֔יתtofinishedNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 9:10וְגָזִ֣יתtowith finished stoneConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularLamentations 3:9בְּגָזִ֔יתtowith cut stonesPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularEzekiel 40:42גָזִ֗יתto. . .Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 20:25
Aligned rows11
Books represented7
Exodus11 Kings51 Chronicles1Isaiah1Lamentations1Ezekiel1Amos1
Source forms
גָּזִ֔ית2xgā·zîṯ1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:12
בְּגָזִ֔ית1xbə·ḡā·zîṯLamentations 3:9
גָזִ֑ית1xḡā·zîṯ1 Kings 6:36
גָזִ֔ית1xḡā·zîṯ1 Chronicles 22:2
גָזִ֗ית1xḡā·zîṯEzekiel 40:42
גָזִ֛ית1xḡā·zîṯAmos 5:11
גָּזִ֑ית1xgā·zîṯExodus 20:25
גָּזִ֖ית1xgā·zîṯ1 Kings 7:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular9xExodus 20:25, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 9:10
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xLamentations 3:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something cut , i.e. dressed stone
Source Gloss
something cut , i.e. dressed stone
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something cut, i.e. dressed stone BDB: cutting Usage: hewed, hewn stone, wrought.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גָּזִית is built from this root:
גָּזָהH1491