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גַּרְזֶן H1631
H1631 is the Hebrew word גַּרְזֶן, transliterated garzen and said gar-zen'. The King James Version most often renders it axe.
What it means
an axe.
Where it comes from
from H1629 (גָּרַז).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: ax.
Verses using גַּרְזֶן
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 19:5 · KJV
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
Deuteronomy 20:19 · KJV
When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:
1 Kings 6:7 · KJV
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Isaiah 10:15 · KJV
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1631 mean?
H1631 is the Hebrew word גַּרְזֶן (garzen), meaning an axe.
How is H1631 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it axe (3 times), nor axe (1 time).
How many times does H1631 appear in the Bible?
גַּרְזֶן (garzen) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1631 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1629 (גָּרַז).
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