Hebrew word study

גַּזָזgazâz to cut off

Pronounced “gaw-zaz'

to cut off; specifically to shear aflock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy

Translated in the King James as: cut off (down), poll, shave, (sheep-) shear(-er).

Appears 15 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root (akin to H1468 (גּוּז));

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Where it appears

Genesis 3×
Genesis 31:19Genesis 38:12Genesis 38:13
Deuteronomy 1×
Deuteronomy 15:19
1 Samuel 4×
1 Sam 25:21 Sam 25:41 Sam 25:71 Sam 25:11
2 Samuel 2×
2 Sam 13:232 Sam 13:24
Job 1×
Job 1:20
Isaiah 1×
Isaiah 53:7
Jeremiah 1×
Jeremiah 7:29
Micah 1×
Micah 1:16
Nahum 1×
Nahum 1:12

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