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Gerizim — the meaning of the Hebrew name גְּרִזִים

גְּרִזִים

Gᵉrizîym · pronounced gher-ee-zeem' · Strong's H1630 · a place

Gerizim means Gerizim, a mountain of Palestine.

Built from

גָּרַז gâraz (unused noun from, H1629) — to cut off open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

plural of an unused noun from H1629 (compare H1511), cut up (i.e. rocky); Gerizim, a mountain of Palestine.

First appearance

Deut 11:29 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gerizim

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges

Deut 11:29Deut 27:12Josh 8:33Judg 9:7

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