What does גֹּרֶן · ἅλων mean in the Bible?
גֹּרֶן · ἅλων is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a hard surface used to separate grain from chaff".
Hebrew · H1637, G257
גֹּרֶן
A threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area · threshing-floor
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גֹּרֶן H1637 a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area
Pronunciation gōren
Open, leveled space designed for separating grain; extends metaphorically to any public or communal gathering area.
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ἅλων G257 threshing-floor
Pronunciation hálōn
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What does גֹּרֶן (goren) mean in the Bible?
גֹּרֶן · ἅλων is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a hard surface used to separate grain from chaff".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1637, G257?
H1637, G257 is connected to 37 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a hard surface used to separate grain from chaff
Strong's H1637, G257
Lexical occurrences 37 verses Source Gloss
a hard surface used to separate grain from chaff
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain