What does גָּרוֹן (gārwōn) mean in the Bible?
גָּרוֹן (gārwōn): The throat as seat of voice and appetite; moves from physical swallowing to figurative expressions of desire and speech
Hebrew · H1627
גָּרוֹן
The throat (as roughened by swallowing)
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גָּרוֹן H1627
Pronunciation gārwōn
What does גָּרוֹן (gārwōn) mean in the Bible?
גָּרוֹן (gārwōn): The throat as seat of voice and appetite; moves from physical swallowing to figurative expressions of desire and speech
Full entry for גָּרוֹן (H1627) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1627?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Their throats (2), aloud (1), be in their mouths (1), my throat (1), with heads (1).
Where does גָּרוֹן (gārwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 5:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (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 Their throats 2× Psalms 5:9, Psalms 115:7
aloud 1× Isaiah 58:1
be in their mouths 1× Psalms 149:6
my throat 1× Psalms 69:3
with heads 1× Isaiah 3:16
your neck 1× Ezekiel 16:11
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 5:9 גְּרוֹנָ֑ם to Their throats Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 69:3 גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י to my throat Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 115:7 בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃ to their throats Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 149:6 בִּגְרוֹנָ֑ם to be in their mouths Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Isaiah 3:16 גָּר֔וֹן to with heads Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 58:1 בְגָרוֹן֙ to aloud Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 16:11 גְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ to your neck Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 5:9
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Psalms 4 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בְגָרוֹן֙ 1x ḇə·ḡā·rō·wn Isaiah 58:1
בִּגְרוֹנָ֑ם 1x biḡ·rō·w·nām Psalms 149:6
בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃ 1x biḡ·rō·w·nām Psalms 115:7
גָּר֔וֹן 1x gā·rō·wn Isaiah 3:16
גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י 1x gə·rō·w·nî Psalms 69:3
גְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ 1x gə·rō·w·nêḵ Ezekiel 16:11
גְּרוֹנָ֑ם 1x gə·rō·w·nām Psalms 5:9
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Psalms 115:7, Psalms 149:6
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 3:16
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 69:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 5:9
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 58:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. The throat as seat of voice and appetite; moves from physical swallowing to figurative expressions of desire and speech
Source Gloss
the throat (as roughened by swallowing)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
The throat as seat of voice and appetite; moves from physical swallowing to figurative expressions of desire and speech
the throat (as roughened by swallowing) BDB: neck Usage: × aloud, mouth, neck, throat.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גָּרוֹן is built from these roots:
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