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גַּזָז H1494
H1494 is the Hebrew word גַּזָז, transliterated gazâz and said gaw-zaz'. The King James Version most often renders it shear.
What it means
to cut off; specifically to shear aflock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy.
Where it comes from
a primitive root (akin to H1468 (גּוּז)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cut off (down), poll, shave, (sheep-) shear(-er).
Verses using גַּזָז
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 31:19 · KJV
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
Genesis 38:12 · KJV
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
Genesis 38:13 · KJV
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
Deuteronomy 15:19 · KJV
All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
1 Samuel 25:2 · KJV
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
1 Samuel 25:4 · KJV
And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
1 Samuel 25:7 · KJV
And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
1 Samuel 25:11 · KJV
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
2 Samuel 13:23 · KJV
And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
2 Samuel 13:24 · KJV
And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
Job 1:20 · KJV
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
Isaiah 53:7 · KJV
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Jeremiah 7:29 · KJV
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Micah 1:16 · KJV
Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
Nahum 1:12 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1494 mean?
H1494 is the Hebrew word גַּזָז (gazâz), meaning to cut off; specifically to shear aflock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy.
How is H1494 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shear (3 times), sheepshearers (3 times), shearers (2 times), nor shear (1 time), shearing (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1494 appear in the Bible?
גַּזָז (gazâz) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1494 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (akin to H1468 (גּוּז)).
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