HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1507
גֶּ֫זֶר
ge.zer — Gezer
Gazer or Gezer = "portion" a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim Also named: gov (גֹּב "Gob" H1359)
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Gezer
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1359
גֹּב
gov — Gob
Gob = "cistern" a place which was the scene of two encounters between David's warriors and the Philistines (also '"Gezer') Another name of ge.zer (גֶּ֫זֶר "Gezer" H1507)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1511
גִּזְרִי
giz.ri — Girzite
Someone descended from Girzit(?), only mentioned at 1Sa.27.8 § Gezrites = "a piece: a portion (as cut off)" 1) inhabitants of Gezer Gerizites = "the cutters off" 2) inhabitants of Mt Gerizim?
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2036
הֹרָם
ho.ram — Horam
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jos.10.33 § Horam = "exalted" the Canaanite king of Gezer at the time of the conquest
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
A precipice, an ancient royal Canaanitish city (Josh. 10:33; 12:12). It was allotted with its suburbs to the Kohathite Levites (21:21; 1 Chr. 6:67). It stood between the lower Beth-horon and the sea (Josh. 16:3; 1 Kings 9:17). It was the last point to which David pursued the Philistines (2 Sam. 5:25; 1 Chr. 14:16) after the battle of Baal-perazim. The Canaanites retained possession of it till the time of Solomon, when the king of Egypt took it and gave it to Solomon as a part of the dowry of the Egyptian princess whom he married (1 Kings 9:15-17). It is identified with Tell el-Jezer, about 10 miles south-west of Beth-horon. It is mentioned in the Amarna tablets.
Scripture references
Joshua 10:33Joshua 12:121 Chronicles 6:67Joshua 16:31 Kings 9:172 Samuel 5:251 Chronicles 14:161 Kings 9:15-171 Chronicles 7:28Joshua 21:21Judges 1:291 Kings 9:16
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.