What does גָּזַר (gāzar) mean in the Bible?
גָּזַר (gāzar): Cutting action extends to decisional authority: to cut is to decree, divide jurisdictions, or pronounce binding judgment.
Hebrew · H1504
גָּזַר
To cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy , divide , exclude , or decide
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גָּזַרH1504
Pronunciationgāzar
What does גָּזַר (gāzar) mean in the Bible?
גָּזַר (gāzar): Cutting action extends to decisional authority: to cut is to decree, divide jurisdictions, or pronounce binding judgment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1504?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are cut off (2), Cut (1), Cut him in two (1), cut off (1), had been decreed (1).
Where does גָּזַר (gāzar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 3:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (2), Isaiah (2), Psalms (2), 2 Chronicles (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 Itare cut off2×Psalms 88:5, Habakkuk 3:17
Cut1×1 Kings 3:25
Cut him in two1×1 Kings 3:26
cut off1×2 Chronicles 26:21
had been decreed1×Esther 2:1
He divided1×Psalms 136:13
He was cut off1×Isaiah 53:8
I was going to die1×Lamentations 3:54
they began to cut down1×2 Kings 6:4
They carve out1×Isaiah 9:20
we are cut off1×Ezekiel 37:11
Your decisions1×Job 22:28
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1 Kings 3:25גִּזְר֛וּtoCutVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural1 Kings 3:26גְּזֹֽרוּ׃toCut him in twoVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural2 Kings 6:4וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּtothey began to cut downConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2 Chronicles 26:21נִגְזַ֖רtocut offVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularEsther 2:1נִגְזַ֖רtohad been decreedVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularJob 22:28וְֽתִגְזַר־toYour decisionsConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singularPsalms 88:5נִגְזָֽרוּ׃toare cut offVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralPsalms 136:13לְגֹזֵ֣רtoHe dividedPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructIsaiah 9:20וַיִּגְזֹ֤רtoThey carve outConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 53:8נִגְזַר֙toHe was cut offVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 3:25
Aligned rows13
Books represented10
1 Kings22 Kings12 Chronicles1Esther1Job1Psalms2Isaiah2Lamentations1Ezekiel1Habakkuk1
Source forms
נִגְזַ֖ר2xniḡ·zar2 Chronicles 26:21, Esther 2:1
גָּזַ֤ר1xgā·zarHabakkuk 3:17
גִּזְר֛וּ1xgiz·rū1 Kings 3:25
גְּזֹֽרוּ׃1xgə·zō·rū1 Kings 3:26
וַיִּגְזֹ֤ר1xway·yiḡ·zōrIsaiah 9:20
וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ1xway·yiḡ·zə·rū2 Kings 6:4
וְֽתִגְזַר־1xwə·ṯiḡ·zar-Job 22:28
לְגֹזֵ֣ר1xlə·ḡō·zêrPsalms 136:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular3x2 Chronicles 26:21, Esther 2:1, Isaiah 53:8
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural2x1 Kings 3:25, 1 Kings 3:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular1xJob 22:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1x2 Kings 6:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 9:20
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct1xPsalms 136:13
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural1xEzekiel 37:11
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular1xLamentations 3:54
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cutting action extends to decisional authority: to cut is to decree, divide jurisdictions, or pronounce binding judgment.
Strong'sH1504
Lexical occurrences13 versesWord forms2 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 53:7-9Source Gloss
to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy , divide , exclude , or decide
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Cutting action extends to decisional authority: to cut is to decree, divide jurisdictions, or pronounce binding judgment.
to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide BDB: cut Usage: cut down (off), decree, divide, snatch.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms9
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action6×
Perfect2Chr 26:21 · Esth 2:1 · Isa 53:8 · Ezek 37:11 · Lam 3:54 · Ps 88:66×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
Sequential imperfect1Kgs 3:25 · 1Kgs 3:262×
PerfectHab 3:171×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
To be separated or destroyed, describing the suffering servant's death
Showing 1 selected witness from 13 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
גָּזַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.