Original Language Studio
Psalms 136:13
“To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּזַרgâzar · gaw-zar'
H1504 · Hebrew
H1504 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- cut down (off), decree, divide, snatch.
- Grammar
- לְ — preposition
- גֹזֵ֣ר — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 13 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 3:251 Kings 3:262 Kings 6:42 Chronicles 26:21Esther 2:1
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גָּזַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.