Strong's H1472 · Hebrew
גְּוִיָּה
gᵉvîyâh · /ghev-ee-yaw'/
Definition
a body, whether alive or dead
KJV: (dead) body, carcase, corpse.
Root / derivation: prolonged for H1465 (גֵּוָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גְּוִיָּה across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Judges2 verses
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
Judges 14:9And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
1 Samuel2 verses
Ezekiel2 verses
Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. stretched: or, divided above
Ezekiel 1:23And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1472 (gᵉvîyâh) mean?
a body, whether alive or dead
How many times does H1472 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1472 (גְּוִיָּה) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “bodies.”
How is gᵉvîyâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1472 is rendered as “bodies” (6×), “body” (3×), “carcase” (2×), “corpses” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word גְּוִיָּה come from?
prolonged for H1465 (גֵּוָה);