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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - גְּרִזִים

גְּרִזִים

H1630

Transliteration: Gᵉrizîym

Pronunciation: gher-ee-zeem'

Definition: Gerizim


Original: גּרזים

Transliteration: gerizı̂ym

Phonetic: gher-ee-zeem'

BDB Definition:

Gerizim = "cuttings off"
  1. a mountain in northern Israel in Ephraim near Shechem from which the blessings were read to the Israelites on entering Canaan; site of the Samaritan temple built after the captivity

Origin: plural of an unused noun from H1629" class="dictionary-topic-link">H1629

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location


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