What does גָּזִית mean in the Bible?
e. dressed stone".
Hebrew · H1496
גָּזִית
Something cut , i.e. dressed stone
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גָּזִית H1496
What does גָּזִית mean in the Bible?
גָּזִית is a Hebrew word meaning "something cut , i.e. dressed stone".
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How does the BSB render H1496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), cut (2), of dressed stone (2), finished (1), with cut stones (1).
Where does גָּזִית appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 20:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (5), 1 Chronicles (1), Amos (1), Exodus (1).
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 . . . 2× Ezekiel 40:42, Amos 5:11
cut 2× 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:11
of dressed stone 2× 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:12
finished 1× 1 Chronicles 22:2
with cut stones 1× Lamentations 3:9
with dressed 1× 1 Kings 5:17
with finished stone 1× Isaiah 9:10
with stones shaped by tools 1× Exodus 20:25
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 20:25 גָּזִ֑ית to with stones shaped by tools Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 5:17 גָזִֽית׃ to with dressed Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 6:36 גָזִ֑ית to of dressed stone Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:9 גָּזִ֔ית to cut Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:11 גָּזִ֖ית to cut Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:12 גָּזִ֔ית to of dressed stone Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 22:2 גָזִ֔ית to finished Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 9:10 וְגָזִ֣ית to with finished stone Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Lamentations 3:9 בְּגָזִ֔ית to with cut stones Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 40:42 גָזִ֗ית to . . . Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 20:25
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 7
Exodus 1 1 Kings 5 1 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Amos 1
Source forms
גָּזִ֔ית 2x gā·zîṯ 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:12
בְּגָזִ֔ית 1x bə·ḡā·zîṯ Lamentations 3:9
גָזִ֑ית 1x ḡā·zîṯ 1 Kings 6:36
גָזִ֔ית 1x ḡā·zîṯ 1 Chronicles 22:2
גָזִ֗ית 1x ḡā·zîṯ Ezekiel 40:42
גָזִ֛ית 1x ḡā·zîṯ Amos 5:11
גָּזִ֑ית 1x gā·zîṯ Exodus 20:25
גָּזִ֖ית 1x gā·zîṯ 1 Kings 7:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 9x Exodus 20:25, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 9:10
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Lamentations 3:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something cut , i.e. dressed stone
Source Gloss
something cut , i.e. dressed stone
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something cut, i.e. dressed stone BDB: cutting Usage: hewed, hewn stone, wrought.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גָּזִית is built from this root:
גָּזָה H1491
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