גֹּ֖רֶן
𐤂𐤓𐤍
goren
the threshing floor
from an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area; (barn, corn, threshing-) floor, (threshing-, void) place.
1 Chronicles 21:15 · Word #23
Lexicon H1637
| Lemma | גֹּרֶן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤓𐤍 |
| Transliteration | gôren |
| Strong's | H1637 |
| In-context | the threshing floor |
Morphology HNcbsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H1637-05
smoothed threshing-floor
| Root | גרן (g-r-n) |
| Core Meanings | smoothing, leveling, making even, prepared flat space |
| Semantic Range | literal threshing floor; winnowing site; barn area; open, leveled public space; by analogy, any broad, open place. |
| Conceptual Significance | The threshing-floor was a central agricultural and communal site in ancient Israel, associated with harvest, provision, judgment (winnowing imagery), and key covenantal events (e.g., Ruth and Boaz; David at Araunah’s threshing-floor). Its smoothed, exposed surface also lends itself to prophetic imagery of separation and divine evaluation. |
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular noun (common gender form), appearing in absolute and construct states; no pronominal suffixes in the cited forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גֹּרֶן derives from a root meaning "to smooth" or "make even," referring to a leveled surface prepared for threshing. The form is a feminine singular noun in the absolute/construct state, so the rendering preserves the singular sense while reflecting the underlying idea of a deliberately smoothed, prepared floor. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גרן (smoothing, leveling, making even, prepared flat space)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1637-01 |
bagoren | on the smoothed threshing-floor |
H1637-02 |
begoren | in a smoothing-floor |
H1637-03 |
gareni | my smoothed threshing-floor |
Word Usage (37 occurrences of H1637)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 50:10 | גֹּ֣רֶן | goren | the threshing floor |
| Genesis 50:11 | בְּ/גֹ֨רֶן֙ | begoren | at the threshing floor |
| Numbers 15:20 | גֹּ֔רֶן | goren | threshing floor |