Strongs Number: H1630
- Hebrew Word
- גְּרִזִים
- Transliteration
- Gᵉrizîym
- Phonetic
- gher-ee-zeem'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Location
- Strongs Definition
-
{Gerizim} a mountain of Palestine
- BDB Definition
-
Gerizim = "cuttings off"
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
- Origin
- Plural of an unused noun from H1629 (compare {H1511 }) cut up (that {is} rocky)
- Bible Usage
- Gerizim.