Word Study · Strong's H1655 · Hebrew
גֶּשֶׁם
geshem
gheh'-shem
“used in a peculiar sense, the body (probably for the (figuratively) idea of a hard rain)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
used in a peculiar sense, the body (probably for the (figuratively) idea of a hard rain)
Rendered in the KJV as
body.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּ2
- בְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹן1
- גִּשְׁמַ֔הּ1
- גֶשְׁמְה֗וֹן1
How it is rendered · 4
- body his2
- body its1
- body their1
- over body their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
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- ANcbsc/Sp3ms · 2
- ANcbsc/Sp3fs · 1
- ANcbsc/Sp3mp · 1
- AR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel5 occurrences
- Daniel 3:27בְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbegeshmehonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraland when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.here: over body their
- Daniel 3:28גֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןgeshmeihonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralNebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.here: body their
- Daniel 4:33גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgishmehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAt that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.here: body his
- Daniel 5:21גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgishmehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.here: body his
- Daniel 7:11גִּשְׁמַ֔הּgishmahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThen I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.here: body its
Same headword in Strong's