What does גַּרְזֶן (garĕzen) mean in the Bible?
גַּרְזֶן (garĕzen) is a Hebrew word meaning "an axe".
Hebrew · H1631
גַּרְזֶן
An axe
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גַּרְזֶן H1631
Pronunciation garĕzen
What does גַּרְזֶן (garĕzen) mean in the Bible?
גַּרְזֶן (garĕzen) is a Hebrew word meaning "an axe".
Full entry for גַּרְזֶן (H1631) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1631?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an axe (1), Does an axe (1), his axe (1), or chisel (1).
Where does גַּרְזֶן (garĕzen) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 19:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), 1 Kings (1), Isaiah (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 an axe 1× Deuteronomy 20:19
Does an axe 1× Isaiah 10:15
his axe 1× Deuteronomy 19:5
or chisel 1× 1 Kings 6:7
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 19:5 בַגַּרְזֶן֙ to his axe Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 20:19 גַּרְזֶ֔ן to an axe Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 6:7 וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ to or chisel Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 10:15 הַגַּרְזֶ֔ן to Does an axe Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 19:5
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 2 1 Kings 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
בַגַּרְזֶן֙ 1x ḇag·gar·zen Deuteronomy 19:5
גַּרְזֶ֔ן 1x gar·zen Deuteronomy 20:19
הַגַּרְזֶ֔ן 1x hag·gar·zen Isaiah 10:15
וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ 1x wə·hag·gar·zen 1 Kings 6:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 10:15
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 6:7
Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 20:19
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 19:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an axe
Source Gloss
an axe
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an axe BDB: axe Usage: ax.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Tool of human labor, metaphorically boasting against the hand that wields it
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
גַּרְזֶן is built from this root:
גָּרַז H1629
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