Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H1655

Strong's H1655 · Hebrew

גֶּשֶׁם

geshem · /gheh'-shem/

Number
H1655
Language
Hebrew
Original word
גֶּשֶׁם
Transliteration
geshem
Pronunciation
gheh'-shem
KJV occurrences
5 verses

Definition

used in a peculiar sense, the body (probably for the (figuratively) idea of a hard rain)

KJV: body.

Root / derivation: (Aramaic) apparently the same as H1653 (גֶּשֶׁם);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גֶּשֶׁם across 5 verses.

body3×
bodies2×

Every occurrence (KJV)

5 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Daniel5 verses
Daniel 3:27

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Daniel 4:33

The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.

Daniel 5:21

And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. his heart: or, he made his heart equal, etc

Daniel 7:11

I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H1655 (geshem) mean?

used in a peculiar sense, the body (probably for the (figuratively) idea of a hard rain)

How many times does H1655 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H1655 (גֶּשֶׁם) appears in 5 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “body.”

How is geshem translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H1655 is rendered as “body” (3×), “bodies” (2×).

Where does the Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם come from?

(Aramaic) apparently the same as H1653 (גֶּשֶׁם);