גְּרִזִים

Strong’s Definition

Gerizim, a mountain of Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

plural of an unused noun from H1629 (גָּרַז) (compare H1511 (גִּזְרִי)), cut up (i.e. rocky);

KJV Usage

Gerizim.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a mountain in northern israel in ephraim near shechem from which the blessings were read to the israelites on entering canaan; site of the samaritan temple built after the captivity

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Gᵉrizîym; Pronunciation: gher-ee-zeem'