Lexicon
גָּשַׁשׁ
ga.shash
H1659
H:V Hebrew

to grope

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ga.shash describes groping for direction like blind people feeling along a wall.

The attested use depicts repeated groping for a way forward, compared with blind people feeling along a wall in Isaiah 59:10.

Senses in use

  1. Groping as blind people along a wall · dominant

    In Isaiah 59:10, the two Piel imperfect first-person common plural forms occur in a comparison with blind people along a wall and people without eyes. The APB renders the clause, "We grope like the blind along a wall and grope like those without eyes," presenting repeated searching without clear direction.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 59:10, the APB uses "grope" twice in the comparison with blind people and those without eyes. It confirms the verse's portrayal without isolating each form independently.

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