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It can refer to a physical location or a metaphorical division.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, land division was a common practice for administrative, tribal, and religious purposes. The concept of a "gizrah" would have been understood as a designated area, possibly for specific tribes, families, or functions. This reflects the broader cultural practice of delineating land for inheritance and governance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>fem. of <a href="/hebrew/1506.htm">gezer</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a cutting, separation<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>polishing (1), separate area (6), separate areas (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">גִּזְרָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cutting, separation</b></font> — <font class="hebrew2">גִּזְרָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-12.htm">Ezekiel 41:12</a> 6t.; suffix <font class="hebrew2">גִּזְרָתָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-7.htm">Lamentations 4:7</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>cutting</em>, i.e. <em>polishing</em> (AV RV or <em>carving</em>, i.e. beauty of from, shape, compare VB) <font class="hebrew2">סַמִּיר גִּזְרָתָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-7.htm">Lamentations 4:7</a>; their <em>polishing</em>, (or <em>beauty of form</em>) was as <em>sapphire.</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>separation</em>, <font class="hebrew2">הַגִּזְרָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-12.htm">Ezekiel 41:12</a>,13,14,15; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1</a>,10,13, separate place AV RV compare Da; i.e. yard, or space adjoining temple on three sides. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>polishing, separate place <p>Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/1506.htm">gezer</a>; the figure or person (as if cut out); also an inclosure (as separated) -- polishing, separate place. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1506.htm">gezer</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>גִּזְרָתָֽם׃ גזרתם׃ הַגִּזְרָ֛ה הַגִּזְרָ֜ה הַגִּזְרָה֒ הגזרה וְהַגִּזְרָ֛ה וְהַגִּזְרָ֤ה והגזרה giz·rā·ṯām gizraTam gizrāṯām hag·giz·rāh haggizRah haggizrāh vehaggizRah wə·hag·giz·rāh wəhaggizrāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/lamentations/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 4:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִפְּנִינִ֔ים סַפִּ֖יר <b> גִּזְרָתָֽם׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> corals, <span class="itali">Their polishing</span> [was like] lapis lazuli.<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> than rubies, <span class="itali">their polishing</span> [was] of sapphire:<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> corals lapis <span class="itali">their polishing</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/41-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 41:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ פְּנֵ֨י <b> הַגִּזְרָ֜ה </b> פְּאַ֣ת דֶּֽרֶךְ־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that [was] in front <span class="itali">of the separate area</span> at the side<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that [was] before <span class="itali">the separate place</span> at the end<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about front <span class="itali">of the separate</span> the side toward<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/41-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 41:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֑ה <b> וְהַגִּזְרָ֤ה </b> וְהַבִּנְיָה֙ וְקִ֣ירוֹתֶ֔יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> long; <span class="itali">the separate area</span> with the building<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> long; <span class="itali">and the separate place,</span> and the building,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A hundred cubits <span class="itali">the separate</span> the building walls<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/41-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 41:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פְּנֵ֨י הַבַּ֧יִת <b> וְהַגִּזְרָ֛ה </b> לַקָּדִ֖ים מֵאָ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the temple <span class="itali">and [that of] the separate areas</span> along the east<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the house, <span class="itali">and of the separate place</span> toward the east,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the front of the temple <span class="itali">the separate</span> the east a hundred<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/41-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 41:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ פְּנֵ֨י <b> הַגִּזְרָ֜ה </b> אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the front <span class="itali">of the separate area</span> behind<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> over against <span class="itali">the separate place</span> which [was] behind<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> along the front <span class="itali">of the separate</span> after behind<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/42-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 42:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֶ֧גֶד <b> הַגִּזְרָ֛ה </b> וַאֲשֶֽׁר־ נֶ֥גֶד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/42.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [was] opposite <span class="itali">the separate area</span> and opposite<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/42.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me into the chamber <span class="itali">that [was] over against the separate place,</span> and which [was] before the building<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which opposite <span class="itali">the separate</span> which and opposite<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/42-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 42:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ פְּנֵ֧י <b> הַגִּזְרָ֛ה </b> וְאֶל־ פְּנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/42.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> facing <span class="itali">the separate area</span> and facing<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/42.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> over against <span class="itali">the separate place,</span> and over against<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> over against <span class="itali">the separate</span> and to against<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/42-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 42:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ פְּנֵ֣י <b> הַגִּזְרָה֒ </b> הֵ֣נָּה ׀ לִֽשְׁכ֣וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/42.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are opposite <span class="itali">the separate area,</span> they are the holy<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/42.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which [are] before <span class="itali">the separate place,</span> they [be] holy<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about which before <span class="itali">the separate</span> in chambers<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1508.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1508.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1508<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/gizratam_1508.htm">giz·rā·ṯām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haggizrah_1508.htm">hag·giz·rāh — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehaggizrah_1508.htm">wə·hag·giz·rāh — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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