Deuteronomy 18:4:6Deut.18.4.W6TAB
גֵּ֥ז
gez
“fleece”
- Transliteration
- GEZ
- Extended
- GEHZ
- IPA
- /ˈɡeːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- fleece
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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Word in context
- word
GEZ
- phraseyour reading level
GEZ tsON-kha
- sentence
re-shIT de-GAN-kha ti-ROSH-kha ve-yits-ha-RE-kha ve-re-shIT GEZ tsON-kha ti-TEN-lo
Exegesis
The repetition of vereshit {וְרֵאשִׁ֛ית | wə-rē-šîṯ} ‘and the first’ applies the same priority to the fleece gez {גֵּ֥ז | gēz} ‘fleece, shearing’ of the sheep tsonkha {צֹאנְךָ֖ | ṣō-ʾānə-ḵā}, reinforcing the concept of best produce.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–zayin–zayin
“shearing, fleece”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:4
The first of your grain, your new wine, and your oil, and the first fleece of your sheep, you shall give to him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 18:4, so the Hebrew word גֵּ֥ז (gez) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.4.W6.S1) and character.