גַּזָז
gazâz(gaw-zaz')
“to cut off; specifically to shear aflock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy”
15 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to cut off; specifically to shear aflock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy
Translated in KJV as
cut off (down)pollshave(sheep-) shear(-er).
Etymology
a primitive root (akin to H1468 (גּוּז));
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“And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.”