Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
cutting
Usage: a cutting, hewing
Strong's Number
H1496
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
7
Strong's H1496 Quick Answer
Strong's H1496 גָּזִיתּ (gaziyth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gaziyth (gaw-zeeth') n-f. 1. something cut, i.e. dressed stone [from H1491] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include stone, hewed, hew, and cut. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- gaziyth (gaw-zeeth') n-f. 1. something cut, i.e. dressed stone [from H1491]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- stone, hewed, hew, and cut
Meaning and Definition
gaziyth (gaw-zeeth') n-f. 1. something cut, i.e. dressed stone [from H1491] KJV: hewed, hewn stone, wrought. Root(s): H1491
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1496. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1496 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gaziyth, 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 H1496 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 H1496 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 H1496 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1496.
And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1496, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1496 FAQ
What does gazith (גָּזִית) mean?
Gazith (Strong's H1496) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "something cut". gaziyth (gaw-zeeth') n-f. 1. something cut, i.e. dressed stone [from H1491]
How many times is gazith (גָּזִית) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H1496 across 7 books.
Where can I study gazith (גָּזִית) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1496 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate gazith (גָּזִית)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as stone, hewed, hew, and cut. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.