Gᵉvîyâh — H1472

H1472 · Hebrew — גויה

Pronunciation: ghev-ee-yaw'

Definition

feminine noun

a body, whether alive or dead

  1. a body (of living creatures)
  2. a corpse, carcass, dead body

Usually translated as

body, carcase, corpse

Origin

prolonged for H1465

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Gᵉvîyâh occurs 13 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (2), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (1), Ezekiel (2), Daniel (1), Nahum (1)

Strong's Lexicon — G