גָּזִיתgâzîyth

Meanings

Same root

• גָּזָהgâzâh · H1491to cut off, i.e. portion out

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 20:25 If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use.
• 1 Kings 5:17 At the king’s command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple.
• 1 Kings 6:36 The walls of the inner courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone.
• 1 Kings 7:9 From foundation to eaves, all these buildings were built from huge blocks of high-quality stone, cut with saws and trimmed to exact measure on all sides.
• 1 Kings 7:11 The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used.
• 1 Kings 7:12 The walls of the great courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone, just like the walls of the inner courtyard of the Lord’s Temple with its entry room.