Strong's Hebrew · H1492

H1492 gâzzah

גָּזַּה

gaz-zaw'

fleece

Looking for Greek G1492 eídō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1492. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

gâzzah appears 7 times in Scripture, all in Judges. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a fleece

In the King James Version

fleece.

Derivation

feminine from H1494 (גָּזַז);

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Judges 6:40

“And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground.”

Judges 6:37

“then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.””

Judges 6:39

“Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.””

Judges 6:38

“And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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