Know the Word.

Hebrew word

gazâz

gaw-zaz'

גַּזָז

What it means

to cut off

to cut off; specifically to shear aflock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy

Where it comes from

a primitive root (akin to gûwz (גּוּז))

How the King James translates it

  • shear4
  • sheepshearers3
  • shearers3
  • shearing1
  • shaved1
  • off1
  • poll1
  • down1

Every place it appears 15

Deuteronomy15:19
2 Samuel13:2313:24
Job1:20
Isaiah53:7
Jeremiah7:29
Micah1:16
Nahum1:12
gazâz — Hebrew word meaning “to cut off”