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גִּזְרָה

𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤄

gizrâh

H1508 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גזר to cut, divide, separate

Definition

A section, portion, or part that has been cut or separated from a larger unit, especially a distinct area or space marked by boundaries or enclosure. In some contexts, it refers specifically to a precinct or separate chamber within a building, notably in the architecture of the First Temple. Semantic range includes 'district, enclosure, precinct, portion, area marked off, separate chamber, decree or decision' (rare).

Semantic Range

enclosure, precinct, separate chamber, partitioned area, district, separate portion, decree, decision

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root גזר (g-z-r), meaning 'to cut, divide, separate'. גִּזְרָה is a feminine noun formed with the -ָה (-ah) ending. While the root emphasizes physical or figurative cutting or dividing, the noun usage centers on the product or result: the segment, parcel, or bounded space so made.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, גִּזְרָה most frequently appears in relation to architectural spaces in the Temple complex (e.g., Ezekiel 41:12, 42:1, 13), indicating separate chambers or precincts, each distinct from the central sacred space. Its use is largely technical, not generic for any type of 'enclosure', and is tied closely to ceremonial architecture and cultic contexts. Occasionally, in poetic or rare legal contexts, it can refer to a definitive decree, decision, or act of apportionment — a semantic extension from the idea of 'cutting off' or 'decision'. The English 'court' or 'precinct' approximates the sense in Ezekiel, but 'separate area' or 'section' better preserve the spatial and ritual connotations. The meaning differs from related words such as חָצֵר (ḥaṣer, 'courtyard') in that גִּזְרָה carries the sense of being specifically set off, separated, or specially allocated. The poetic extension to a 'decree' or 'decision' (see Psalm 17:14) is secondary and infrequent. The noun does not occur in pre-exilic texts, and all major attestations date to exilic or later Temple descriptions, reflecting evolving ritual and architectural vocabulary.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of גֶּזֶר; the figure or person (as if cut out); also an inclosure (as separated); polishing, separate place.

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Root Family

גזר (g-z-r) — to cut, divide, separate

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1504 גָּזַר he cut off
H1505 גְּזַר decreeing ones
H1506 גֶּזֶר the cut-off pieces
H1507 גֶּזֶר in Gezer
H1509 גְּזֵרָה cut-off tract

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1508-02 הַ/גִּזְרָ֜ה hagizerah HTd/Ncfsa the separate place the cut-off section 5
H1508-03 וְ/הַ/גִּזְרָ֤ה vehagizerah HC/Td/Ncfsa and-the-separate-place and the cut-off section 2
H1508-01 גִּזְרָתָֽ/ם gizeratam HNcfsc/Sp3mp their polishing their separated portion 1

Occurrences in Scripture

8 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1508-02 Ezekiel 41:12 הַ/גִּזְרָ֜ה hagizerah HTd/Ncfsa the-separate-place the cut-off section
H1508-03 Ezekiel 41:13 וְ/הַ/גִּזְרָ֤ה vehagizerah HC/Td/Ncfsa and-the-separate-place and the cut-off section
H1508-03 Ezekiel 41:14 וְ/הַ/גִּזְרָ֛ה vehagizerah HC/Td/Ncfsa and-the-separate-place and the cut-off section
H1508-02 Ezekiel 41:15 הַ/גִּזְרָ֜ה hagizerah HTd/Ncfsa of the yard the cut-off section
H1508-02 Ezekiel 42:1 הַ/גִּזְרָ֛ה hagizerah HTd/Ncfsa the separate place the cut-off section
H1508-02 Ezekiel 42:10 הַ/גִּזְרָ֛ה hagizerah HTd/Ncfsa the separate place the cut-off section
H1508-02 Ezekiel 42:13 הַ/גִּזְרָה֒ hagizerah HTd/Ncfsa the separating area the cut-off section
H1508-01 Lamentations 4:7 גִּזְרָתָֽ/ם gizeratam HNcfsc/Sp3mp their polishing their separated portion
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