Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
body
Usage: 1) a body (of living creatures) 2) a corpse, carcass, dead body
Strong's Number
H1472
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
8
Strong's H1472 Quick Answer
Strong's H1472 גְּוִיָה (gviyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gviyah (ghev-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a body, whether alive or dead [prolonged for H1465] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include body, carcase, our, and dead. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- gviyah (ghev-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a body, whether alive or dead [prolonged for H1465]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- body, carcase, our, and dead
Meaning and Definition
gviyah (ghev-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a body, whether alive or dead [prolonged for H1465] KJV: (dead) body, carcase, corpse. Root(s): H1465
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1472. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1472 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gviyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1472 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1472 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1472 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1472.
When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1472, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1472 FAQ
What does geviah (גְּוִיָּה) mean?
Geviah (Strong's H1472) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "body". gviyah (ghev-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a body, whether alive or dead [prolonged for H1465]
How many times is geviah (גְּוִיָּה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H1472 across 8 books.
Where can I study geviah (גְּוִיָּה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1472 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate geviah (גְּוִיָּה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as body, carcase, our, and dead. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.