גּוּז
guz
“to cut off”
Definition
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
a primitive root (compare H1494 (גַּזָז));
- to pass over, pass away 1a) (Qal) to pass away (of life) 2) (TWOT) to bring, cut off
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
גּוּז appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp.
The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow,for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
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