גֵּז
gēz
shearing
Strong's H1488NounHebrewTWOT 336a

גֵּז (gēz) is a Hebrew noun meaning shearing. It appears 4 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1488).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 336a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 336a)shearing, mowing; fleece, mown grass
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

גֵּז noun, masculine: shearing, mowing

Strong's H1488 גֵּז: a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass
KJV:fleece, mowing, mown grass.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 336: גָּזַז gāzaz — shear; be cut off; shave, destroy; poll, shearer

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 18:4Job 31:20Psalms 72:6

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