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Gehazi — the meaning of the Hebrew name גֵּיחֲזִי

גֵּיחֲזִי

Gêychăzîy · pronounced gay-khah-zee' · Strong's H1522 · a man

Gehazi means valley of a visionary.

Built from

גַּיְא gayʼ (apparently from, H1516) — a gorge (from its lofty sides open in the lexicon ›

חָזָה châzâh (and, H2372) — to gaze at open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or גֵּחֲזִי; apparently from H1516 and H2372; valley of a visionary; Gechazi, the servant of Elisha.

First appearance

2Kgs 4:12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gehazi

12 occurrences in 12 verses — 2 Kings

2Kgs 4:122Kgs 4:142Kgs 4:252Kgs 4:272Kgs 4:292Kgs 4:312Kgs 4:362Kgs 5:202Kgs 5:212Kgs 5:252Kgs 8:42Kgs 8:5

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