What does גָּשַׁשׁ (gāšaš) mean in the Bible?
גָּשַׁשׁ (gāšaš): Tactile searching in darkness or uncertainty; to grope blindly for something just beyond immediate reach
Hebrew · H1659
גָּשַׁשׁ
To feel about
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גָּשַׁשׁH1659
Pronunciationgāšaš
What does גָּשַׁשׁ (gāšaš) mean in the Bible?
גָּשַׁשׁ (gāšaš): Tactile searching in darkness or uncertainty; to grope blindly for something just beyond immediate reach
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1659?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include groping (1), we feel our way along (1).
Where does גָּשַׁשׁ (gāšaš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 59:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itgroping1×Isaiah 59:10
we feel our way along1×Isaiah 59:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 59:10
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Isaiah2
Source forms
נְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤ה1xnə·ḡaš·šāhIsaiah 59:10
נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁה1xnə·ḡaš·šê·šāhIsaiah 59:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural2xIsaiah 59:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tactile searching in darkness or uncertainty; to grope blindly for something just beyond immediate reach
Source Gloss
to feel about
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Tactile searching in darkness or uncertainty; to grope blindly for something just beyond immediate reach
to feel about BDB: feel with the hand Usage: grope.
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 groups1Aligned forms2
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action2×
ImperfectIsa 59:102×
Word Origins
גָּשַׁשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.