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גְּוִיָּה H1472

H1472 is the Hebrew word גְּוִיָּה, transliterated gᵉvîyâh and said ghev-ee-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it body.

Word: גְּוִיָּהTransliteration: gᵉvîyâhSaid: ghev-ee-yaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

a body, whether alive or dead.

Where it comes from

prolonged for H1465 (גֵּוָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

body 3×bodies 2×carcase 1×out of the carcase 1×over our bodies 1×places with the dead bodies 1×corpses 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (dead) body, carcase, corpse.

Verses using גְּוִיָּה

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 47:18 · KJV

When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

Judges 14:8 · KJV

And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

Judges 14:9 · KJV

And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

1 Samuel 31:10 · KJV

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

1 Samuel 31:12 · KJV

All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

Nehemiah 9:37 · KJV

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Psalm 110:6 · KJV

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

Daniel 10:6 · KJV

His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

Nahum 3:3 · KJV

The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

Common questions

What does Strong's H1472 mean?

H1472 is the Hebrew word גְּוִיָּה (gᵉvîyâh), meaning a body, whether alive or dead.

How is H1472 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it body (3 times), bodies (2 times), carcase (1 time), out of the carcase (1 time), over our bodies (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1472 appear in the Bible?

גְּוִיָּה (gᵉvîyâh) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1472 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: prolonged for H1465 (גֵּוָה).

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