גֵּזgêz
shearing, mowing, = thing sheared off, wool, fleece (Psalms 72:6; Deuteronomy 18:4; Job 31:20; Amos 7:1)
Pronunciation: gaze · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1488
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 18:4 You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time.
- Job 31:20 did they not praise me for providing wool clothing to keep them warm?
- Psalms 72:6 May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth.
- Amos 7:1 The Sovereign Lord showed me a vision. I saw him preparing to send a vast swarm of locusts over the land. This was after the king’s share had been harvested from the fields and as the main crop was coming up.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).