Lexicon
גָּזֵז
ga.zez
H1495
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Gazez

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ga.zez is used as a personal name within a genealogy, naming both a son and a descendant of Haran.

The attested use presents ga.zez as a personal name in a genealogical notice: the same name is assigned to one of Ephah’s sons and to a descendant of Haran in 1 Chronicles 2:46.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 2:46, the noun marked Proper occurs twice within the succession of births and descent: Ephah bore Gazez, and Haran begot Gazez. The APB renders the genealogical clause “Ephah the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; Haran begot Gazez.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 2:46, the APB presents the term as “Gazez” twice in a genealogy.

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