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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1509. גְּזֵרָה (gezerah) -- Decree, decision, determination</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1509.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/leviticus/16-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1509.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1509</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1508.htm" title="1508">◄</a> 1509. gezerah <a href="../hebrew/1510.htm" title="1510">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">gezerah: Decree, decision, determination</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">גְּזֵרָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gzerah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>geh-zeh-RAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ghez-ay-raw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Decree, decision, determination<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a desert<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root גָּזַר (gazar), meaning "to cut" or "to decree."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G1378 (δόγμα, dogma):</b> Refers to a decree or ordinance, often used in the context of official edicts or religious decrees.<p> - <b>G2917 (κρίμα, krima):</b> Refers to a judgment or decision, often in a legal or divine context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "gezerah" primarily refers to a decree or a determined decision, often with a sense of divine or authoritative judgment. It conveys the idea of something that has been firmly decided or ordained, typically by a higher authority, such as God or a king.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, decrees were significant as they represented the authoritative decisions of rulers or divine pronouncements. Such decrees were binding and carried the weight of law or divine will. The concept of a decree was integral to the understanding of God's sovereignty and the governance of the people. In the biblical context, decrees could pertain to legal matters, prophetic declarations, or divine judgments.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1504.htm">gazar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>separation<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>solitary (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">גְּזֵרָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>separation</b></font> — <font class="hebrew2">אֶלאֶֿרֶץ גְּזֵרָ֑ה</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/16-22.htm">Leviticus 16:22</a> (P) <em>unto a land of separation</em>, of the goat for Azazel; <em>solitary land</em> RV; 'cut off,' i.e. <em>whence it would not readily find its ways back</em> VB. <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>not inhabited <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1504.htm">gazar</a>; a desert (as separated) -- not inhabited. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1504.htm">gazar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>גְּזֵרָ֑ה גזרה gə·zê·rāh gezeRah gəzêrāh<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/leviticus/16-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 16:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ אֶ֣רֶץ <b> גְּזֵרָ֑ה </b> וְשִׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> their iniquities <span class="itali">to a solitary</span> land;<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto a land <span class="itali">not inhabited:</span> and he shall let go<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/16-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about A land <span class="itali">to a solitary</span> shall release the goat<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1509.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1509.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1509<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/gezerah_1509.htm">gə·zê·rāh — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1508.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1508"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1508" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1510.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1510"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1510" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>