Strong H1511גִּזְרִי

Girzite

Transliteration: gizrîy girzîy
Pronunciation: {ghiz-ree'} gher-zee'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense

Definition

The first form is patrial from H1507; a Gezerite (collectively) or inhabitant of Gezer; but the second form is better (as in the text) by transposition and is patrial of H1630; a Girzite (collectively) or member of a native tribe in Palestine: - Gezrites.

Meaning of the name

Gezrites = "a piece: a portion (as cut off)"

Detailed definition

Someone descended from Girzit(?), only mentioned at 1Sa.27.8

In the biblical story

Girzites

A people group David raided while living among the Philistines.

The Girzites were a people group David raided during his time living in Philistine territory.

In the Bible

Strong H1511 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

gezrites1

First verses

1 Samuel 27:8
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

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Occurrences by book

1 Samuel1

Related words

Word family

גֶּ֫זֶרGezerH1507