גְּרִזִיםGᵉrizîym

proper name [of a location]: mountain in Northern Israel, south of Sichem (Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 27:12; Joshua 8:33; Judges 9:7)

Pronunciation: gher-ee-zeem' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1630

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 11:29 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land and helps you take possession of it, you must pronounce the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal.
  • Deuteronomy 27:12 “When you cross the Jordan River, the tribes of Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin must stand on Mount Gerizim to proclaim a blessing over the people.
  • Joshua 8:33 Then all the Israelites—foreigners and native-born alike—along with the elders, officers, and judges, were divided into two groups. One group stood in front of Mount Gerizim, the other in front of Mount Ebal. Each group faced the other, and between them stood the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant. This was all done according to the commands that Moses, the servant of the Lord, had previously given for blessing the people of Israel.
  • Judges 9:7 When Jotham heard about this, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted, “Listen to me, citizens of Shechem! Listen to me if you want God to listen to you!

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).