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גִּדְיָה

𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤄

gidyâh

H1428 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גדה to cut off, border, embank

Definition

A bank or edge of a river, specifically the raised margin or border of a stream or watercourse. The term refers to the physical embankment along the side of a river, stream, or wadi in its natural landscape context.

Semantic Range

riverbank, river brink, edge of a stream, embankment

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root גדה (g-d-h), meaning 'to cut off, to border, to form a bank or embankment.' גִּדְיָה (gidyâh) is a noun formation denoting the result or object associated with the act of bordering or forming a bank. The precise formation is by adding the -יָה suffix, indicating a physical feature related to the act expressed by the root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

גִּדְיָה is a term that appears very rarely in biblical Hebrew, with attested use in poetic or descriptive passages to denote the natural river bank or edge, especially as a geographic feature. Its meaning is closely related to גָּדָה (gadah), which is generally used for a riverbank or embankment as well. In earliest Israelite texts, neither term carries symbolic or cultic meaning; both are topographical terms. Standard English translations render the word simply as 'bank' or 'brink,' which accurately reflects its physical, geographic sense, though nuances of boundary or margin are sometimes lost. Later rabbinic literature does not prominently attest the term, and it did not develop significant semantic shifts in exilic or post-exilic Hebrew. The word is distinct from חוֹף (ḥof, 'shore') which is typically used of seas and lakes, not riverbanks.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or גַּדיָה; the same as גָּדָה; a river brink; bank.

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Root Family

גדה (g-d-h) — cut off, border, embank

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1423 גְּדִי young goat of
H5872 עֵין גֶּדִי young goat

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1428-01 גדיתי/ו gdytyv HNcfpc/Sp3ms its banks his riverbanks 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1428-01 1 Chronicles 12:16 גדיתי/ו gdytyv HNcfpc/Sp3ms its banks his riverbanks
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