What does גְּוִיָּה mean in the Bible?
גְּוִיָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "a body , whether alive or dead".
Hebrew · H1472
גְּוִיָּה
A body , whether alive or dead
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גְּוִיָּה H1472
What does גְּוִיָּה mean in the Bible?
גְּוִיָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "a body , whether alive or dead".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1472?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include our bodies (2), [and] (1), and in [it] (1), body (1), carcass (1).
Where does גְּוִיָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 47:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (3), Ezekiel (2), Judges (2), Nahum (2).
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 our bodies 2× Genesis 47:18, Nehemiah 9:37
[and] 1× 1 Samuel 31:12
and in [it] 1× Judges 14:8
body 1× Ezekiel 1:11
carcass 1× Judges 14:9
dead bodies 1× Nahum 3:3
his body 1× 1 Samuel 31:10
His body [was] 1× Daniel 10:6
its body 1× Ezekiel 1:23
over their dead 1× Nahum 3:3
the bodies 1× 1 Samuel 31:12
the dead 1× Psalms 110:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 47:18 גְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּ to our bodies Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Judges 14:8 בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת to and in [it] Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 14:9 מִגְּוִיַּ֥ת to carcass Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Samuel 31:10 גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ to his body Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 31:12 גְּוִיַּ֣ת to the bodies Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Samuel 31:12 גְּוִיֹּ֣ת to [and] Noun - feminine plural construct Nehemiah 9:37 גְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּ to our bodies Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Psalms 110:6 גְוִיּ֑וֹת to the dead Noun - feminine plural Ezekiel 1:11 גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ to body Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine plural Ezekiel 1:23 גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ to its body Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 47:18
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 8
Genesis 1 Judges 2 1 Samuel 3 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 1 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 1 Nahum 2
Source forms
בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת 1x biḡ·wî·yaṯ Judges 14:8
בִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃ 1x biḡ·wî·yā·ṯām Nahum 3:3
גְוִיּ֑וֹת 1x ḡə·wî·yō·wṯ Psalms 110:6
גְּוִיַּ֣ת 1x gə·wî·yaṯ 1 Samuel 31:12
גְּוִיֹּ֣ת 1x gə·wî·yōṯ 1 Samuel 31:12
גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ 1x gə·wî·yā·ṯōw 1 Samuel 31:10
גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ 1x gə·wî·yō·ṯê·hem Ezekiel 1:23
גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ 1x gə·wi·yō·ṯē·hɛ·nå̄h Ezekiel 1:11
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 10:6
Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 110:6
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x 1 Samuel 31:12
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural 1x Nehemiah 9:37
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine plural 1x Ezekiel 1:11
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 1:23
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 1 Samuel 31:12
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Genesis 47:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a body , whether alive or dead
Source Gloss
a body , whether alive or dead
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a body, whether alive or dead BDB: body Usage: (dead) body, carcase, corpse.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גְּוִיָּה is built from this root:
גֵּוָה H1465
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