בְּ/גֶשְׁמְ/ה֗וֹן
𐤁/𐤂𐤔𐤌/𐤄𐤅𐤍
geshem
on their bodies
Physical body; the material or corporeal substance of a being, as distinct from the non-material or spiritual aspect. In rare instances in Biblical Aramaic, denotes the tangible body, often in contrast with the spiritual or non-corporeal. The semantic range primarily centers on the notion of physical presence and substance.
Daniel 3:27 · Word #14
Lexicon H1655
| Lemma | גֶּשֶׁם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤔𐤌 |
| Transliteration | geshem |
| Strong's | H1655 |
| Definition | Physical body; the material or corporeal substance of a being, as distinct from the non-material or spiritual aspect. In rare instances in Biblical Aramaic, denotes the tangible body, often in contrast with the spiritual or non-corporeal. The semantic range primarily centers on the notion of physical presence and substance. |
Morphology AR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | on their bodies |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1655-01
in their physical body
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular construct noun + 3mp pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גֶּשֶׁם in Aramaic denotes the tangible, material body, reflecting the root idea of condensation into substance. The construct singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix yields "their body," and the prefixed בְּ adds "in," producing "in their physical body." |
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