גזע

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־ז־ע (g-z-ʿ)
4 terms

From root ג־ז־ע (“to cut”). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܘܙܥܐ (guzʿā, “trunk”), Arabic جِذْع (jiḏʕ, “trunk”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

גֶּזַע • (géza') m (singular construct גֶּזַע־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. trunk, stock (of a tree)
    • Tanach, Isaiah 40:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אַף בַּל־נִטָּעוּ אַף בַּל־זֹרָעוּ אַף בַּל־שֹׁרֵשׁ בָּאָרֶץ גִּזְעָם וְגַם־נָשַׁף בָּהֶם וַיִּבָשׁוּ וּסְעָרָה כַּקַּשׁ תִּשָּׂאֵם׃
      'af bal-nitá'u 'af bal-zorá'u 'af bal-shorésh ba'árets giz'ám v'gam-nasháf bahém vayiváshu us'ará kakásh tisa'ém.
      ʾap̄ bal-nittā́ʿū ʾap̄ bal-zōrā́ʿū ʾap̄ bal-šōrēš bāʾā́reṣ gizʿām wəḡam-nāšap̄ bāhem wayyīḇā́šū ūsəʿārā kaqqaš tiśśāʾēm.
      Scarce are they planted, scarce are they sown, scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth; when He bloweth upon them, they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
  2. race (large genealogical group)
  3. (grammar) stem

Declension

Declension of גֶּזַע
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite גֶּזַע first גִּזְעִי גִּזְעֵנוּ
definite הַגֶּזַע second גִּזְעֲךָ גִּזְעֵךְ גִּזְעֲכֶם גִּזְעֲכֶן
construct גֶּזַע־ third גִּזְעוֹ גִּזְעָהּ גִּזְעָם גִּזְעָן
plural indefinite גְּזָעִים first גזעיי / גְּזָעַי גְּזָעֵינוּ
definite הַגְּזָעִים second גְּזָעֶיךָ גזעייך / גְּזָעַיִךְ גִּזְעֵיכֶם גִּזְעֵיכֶן
construct גִּזְעֵי־ third גְּזָעָיו גְּזָעֶיהָ גִּזְעֵיהֶם גִּזְעֵיהֶן

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