What does גְּזַר (gĕzar) mean in the Bible?
גְּזַר (gĕzar): Physical cutting (quarrying stone) extends to decisive determination; foundational action producing structured results.
Hebrew · H1505
גְּזַר
To quarry ; determine
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גְּזַר H1505
Pronunciation gĕzar
What does גְּזַר (gĕzar) mean in the Bible?
גְּזַר (gĕzar): Physical cutting (quarrying stone) extends to decisive determination; foundational action producing structured results.
Full entry for גְּזַר (H1505) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1505?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and diviners (2), [and] diviners (1), being cut out (1), or magician (1), was cut out (1).
Where does גְּזַר (gĕzar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (6).
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 and diviners 2× Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:7
[and] diviners 1× Daniel 5:11
being cut out 1× Daniel 2:45
or magician 1× Daniel 2:27
was cut out 1× Daniel 2:34
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 2:27 גָּזְרִ֔ין to or magician Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Daniel 2:34 הִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶת to was cut out Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular Daniel 2:45 אִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת to being cut out Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular Daniel 4:7 וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א to and diviners Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural determinate Daniel 5:7 וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א to and diviners Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural determinate Daniel 5:11 גָּזְרִ֔ין to [and] diviners Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 2:27
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 1
Daniel 6
Source forms
גָּזְרִ֔ין 2x gā·zə·rîn Daniel 2:27, Daniel 5:11
וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א 2x wə·ḡā·zə·ray·yā Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:7
אִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת 1x ’iṯ·gə·ze·reṯ Daniel 2:45
הִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶת 1x hiṯ·gə·ze·reṯ Daniel 2:34
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural determinate 2x Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:7
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular 2x Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:45
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 2x Daniel 2:27, Daniel 5:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical cutting (quarrying stone) extends to decisive determination; foundational action producing structured results.
Source Gloss
to quarry ; determine
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical cutting (quarrying stone) extends to decisive determination; foundational action producing structured results.
to quarry; determine BDB: cut Usage: cut out, soothsayer.
Word Origins
גְּזַר is built from this root:
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