Strong's H1630 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: גְּרִזִים (Gᵉrizîym)

Pronunciation: gher-ee-zeem'

POS: gher-ee-zeem' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: plural of an unused noun from (compare ), cut up (i.e. rocky);

Definition: plural of an unused noun from גָּרַז (compare גִּזְרִי), cut up (i.e. rocky); Gerizim, a mountain of Palestine; Gerizim.

KJV Usage: Gerizim.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Gerizim = "cuttings off"
• 2. 1) a mountain in northern Israel in Ephraim near Shechem from which the blessings were read to the Israelites on entering Canaan; site of the Samaritan temple built after the captivity

Blue Letter Bible entry