Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
body
Usage: body
Strong's Number
H1655
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
1
Strong's H1655 Quick Answer
Strong's H1655 גֶּשֶׁם (geshem) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. geshem (gheh'-shem) n-m. 1. the body {used in a peculiar sense, probably for the figurative idea of a hard rain.} It has 5 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include body. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- geshem (gheh'-shem) n-m. 1. the body {used in a peculiar sense, probably for the figurative idea of a hard rain.}
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- body
Meaning and Definition
geshem (gheh'-shem) n-m. 1. the body {used in a peculiar sense, probably for the figurative idea of a hard rain.} [(Aramaic) apparently the same as H1653] KJV: body. Root(s): H1653
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1655. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1655 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render geshem, 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.
body
Daniel 4:33
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How Strong's H1655 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 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1655 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 H1655 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1655.
And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1655, grouped by book.
Daniel 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1655 FAQ
What does geshem (גֶּשֶׁם) mean?
Geshem (Strong's H1655) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "body". geshem (gheh'-shem) n-m. 1. the body {used in a peculiar sense, probably for the figurative idea of a hard rain.}
How many times is geshem (גֶּשֶׁם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H1655 across 1 book.
Where can I study geshem (גֶּשֶׁם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1655 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate geshem (גֶּשֶׁם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as body. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.