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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גָּזַר H1504
Pronunciation gāzar
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.
Full entry for גָּזַר (H1504) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 It are cut off 2× Psalms 88:5, Habakkuk 3:17
Cut 1× 1 Kings 3:25
Cut him in two 1× 1 Kings 3:26
cut off 1× 2 Chronicles 26:21
had been decreed 1× Esther 2:1
He divided 1× Psalms 136:13
He was cut off 1× Isaiah 53:8
I was going to die 1× Lamentations 3:54
they began to cut down 1× 2 Kings 6:4
They carve out 1× Isaiah 9:20
we are cut off 1× Ezekiel 37:11
Your decisions 1× Job 22:28
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 3:25 גִּזְר֛וּ to Cut Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 1 Kings 3:26 גְּזֹֽרוּ׃ to Cut him in two Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 2 Kings 6:4 וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ to they began to cut down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 26:21 נִגְזַ֖ר to cut off Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Esther 2:1 נִגְזַ֖ר to had been decreed Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Job 22:28 וְֽתִגְזַר־ to Your decisions Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 88:5 נִגְזָֽרוּ׃ to are cut off Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 136:13 לְגֹזֵ֣ר to He divided Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Isaiah 9:20 וַיִּגְזֹ֤ר to They carve out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 53:8 נִגְזַר֙ to He was cut off Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 3:25
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 10
1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Esther 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
נִגְזַ֖ר 2x niḡ·zar 2 Chronicles 26:21, Esther 2:1
גָּזַ֤ר 1x gā·zar Habakkuk 3:17
גִּזְר֛וּ 1x giz·rū 1 Kings 3:25
גְּזֹֽרוּ׃ 1x gə·zō·rū 1 Kings 3:26
וַיִּגְזֹ֤ר 1x way·yiḡ·zōr Isaiah 9:20
וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ 1x way·yiḡ·zə·rū 2 Kings 6:4
וְֽתִגְזַר־ 1x wə·ṯiḡ·zar- Job 22:28
לְגֹזֵ֣ר 1x lə·ḡō·zêr Psalms 136:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x 2 Chronicles 26:21, Esther 2:1, Isaiah 53:8
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 2x 1 Kings 3:25, 1 Kings 3:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Job 22:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x 2 Kings 6:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 9:20
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 136:13
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural 1x Ezekiel 37:11
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Lamentations 3:54
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cutting action extends to decisional authority: to cut is to decree, divide jurisdictions, or pronounce binding judgment.
Strong's H1504
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Word forms 2 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 53:7-9 Source Gloss
to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy , divide , exclude , or decide
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 9
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 6×
Perfect 2Chr 26:21 · Esth 2:1 · Isa 53:8 · Ezek 37:11 · Lam 3:54 · Ps 88:6 6×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 3:25 · 1Kgs 3:26 2×
Perfect Hab 3:17 1×
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.
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