Lexicon
גִּזָּה
gaz.zah
H1492
H:N-F Hebrew

fleece

7
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

gaz.zah denotes the wool covering used in Gideon’s dew-and-drought test.

The term denotes the wool covering placed on the threshing floor as the object marked by dew or dryness in Gideon’s requested signs.

Senses in use

  1. Wool covering in Gideon’s sign · dominant

    In Judges 6:37, the construct forms identify the wool covering set on the threshing floor, where dew on it alone is the requested sign. The absolute forms in Judges 6:38, Judges 6:39, and Judges 6:40 continue to name that same object as it is pressed for water and then requested to remain dry while the land has dew.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB consistently presents the object as “the fleece,” including its placement, pressing, and contrasting dew or drought. This consistency confirms the scene rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture