גָּזַּה
gaza · fleece
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1492 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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gaza (גָּזַּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “fleece”.
The wool shorn from a sheep at one time, all in one piece.
How to say it
ga·za
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A sheep's wool shorn all in one piece.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Judges 6:37
look, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece alone, and on all the land dryness, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.”
- Judges 6:38
And it was so. He rose early the next day and squeezed the fleece, and he wrung out dew from the fleece, a full bowl of water.
- Judges 6:39
Gideon said to Elohim, “Do not let your anger burn against me, and let me speak just this time. Please let me test just this time with the fleece: please let there be dryness on the fleece alone, and on all the land let there be dew.”
- Judges 6:40
Elohim did so that night: there was dryness on the fleece alone, and on all the land there was dew.
And 3 more times.