ge.viy.yah denotes a physical body, especially a dead body or corpse, but also the body of a living person or creature.

The term most often occurs in scenes involving slain or dead bodies, including bodies taken from a wall, an animal’s remains, and bodies lying amid slaughter. It also identifies the physical body of living people, creatures, and a described figure.

1. Dead bodies and remains · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 31:10 and 1 Samuel 31:12, construct forms occur in clauses about Saul and his sons being fastened to a wall and then taken away. In Judges 14:8 and Judges 14:9, the term is used of the lion’s remains containing bees and honey; Nahum 3:3 and Psalm 110:6 place it amid abundant slain and judgment.

   1 Samuel 31:101 Samuel 31:12Judges 14:8Judges 14:9Nahum 3:3Psalm 110:6
2. Physical body of persons or creatures · common

   Genesis 47:18 places the construct singular form in the speakers’ statement that only their bodies and land remain. Daniel 10:6 describes a figure’s body, while Ezekiel 1:11 and Ezekiel 1:23 use construct plural forms for the creatures’ bodies covered by wings; Nehemiah 9:37 speaks of rulers exercising control over the people’s bodies.

   Genesis 47:18Daniel 10:6Ezekiel 1:11Ezekiel 1:23Nehemiah 9:37

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with wording such as “body,” “bodies,” “carcass,” and “corpses” across these verses. These renderings indicate the verse contexts rather than a fixed English equivalent for every occurrence.