cut off, poll, shave, shearer
A primitive root (akin to guwz); to cut off; specifically to shear a flock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy -- cut off (down), poll, shave, ((sheep-)) shear(-er).
see HEBREW guwz
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גָּזַז]
verb shear (Late Hebrew
id., Aramaic
גְּזָז 
, Arabic
, Assyrian derivatives) —
Qal Imperfect וַיָּ֫גָו Job 1:20; 2masculine singular תָּגֹז Deuteronomy 15:19; Imperative2feminine singular גָּזִּ֫י Jeremiah 7:29, גֹּ֫זִּי Micah 1:16; Infinitive construct גְּזֹו Genesis 31:19 (E) 1 Samuel 25:2, גֹּז Genesis 38:13 (J); Participle גֹּזֵז 1 Samuel 25:4; plural גֹּזְַזִים 1 Samuel 25:7 2t.; construct גֹּזַזֵי Genesis 38:12; suffix גֹּזְַזָי֑ 1 Samuel 25:11, גֹּזְַזֶיהָ Isaiah 53:7; — shear sheep (object צאֹן) Genesis 31:19; Genesis 38:13; Deuteronomy 15:19; 1 Samuel 25:2,4; compare Participle shearer (with צאן) Genesis 38:12, also גֹּזְַזֶיהָ (i.e. רָחֵל) Isaiah 53:7; absolute = sheep-shearer, 1 Samuel 25:7,11; 2 Samuel 13:23,24; object man's head (ראשׁוֺ) Job 1:20; of a woman's (figurative of Israel) Micah 1:16 (no object; "" קרחי), (figurative of Jerusalem) Jeremiah 7:29 (object נֵזֶר q. v.)
Niph`al נָגוֺ֫זּוּ be cut off (= destroyed) of Assyrians Nahum 1:12.
Strong's Hebrew: 1494. גָּזַז (gazaz) — 15 Occurrences
Genesis 31:19
HEB: וְלָבָ֣ן הָלַ֔ךְ לִגְזֹ֖ז אֶת־ צֹאנ֑וֹ
NAS: had gone to shear his flock,
KJV: went to shear his sheep:
INT: Laban had gone to shear his flock stole
Genesis 38:12
HEB: וַיַּ֜עַל עַל־ גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנוֹ֙ ה֗וּא
KJV: and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath,
INT: went and cut off cattle he
Genesis 38:13
HEB: עֹלֶ֥ה תִמְנָ֖תָה לָגֹ֥ז צֹאנֽוֹ׃
NAS: up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
KJV: to Timnath to shear his sheep.
INT: is going to Timnah to shear his sheep
Deuteronomy 15:19
HEB: שׁוֹרֶ֔ךָ וְלֹ֥א תָגֹ֖ז בְּכ֥וֹר צֹאנֶֽךָ׃
NAS: nor shear the firstborn
KJV: of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling
INT: of your herd nor shear the firstborn of your flock
1 Samuel 25:2
HEB: עִזִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֛י בִּגְזֹ֥ז אֶת־ צֹאנ֖וֹ
NAS: And it came about while he was shearing his sheep
KJV: goats: and he was shearing his sheep
INT: goats came was shearing his sheep Carmel
1 Samuel 25:4
HEB: בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־ גֹזֵ֥ז נָבָ֖ל אֶת־
NAS: that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
KJV: that Nabal did shear his sheep.
INT: the wilderness for was shearing Nabal his sheep
1 Samuel 25:7
HEB: שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י גֹזְזִ֖ים לָ֑ךְ עַתָּ֗ה
NAS: I have heard that you have shearers; now
KJV: And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds
INT: have heard that you have shearers now your shepherds
1 Samuel 25:11
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
NAS: that I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give
KJV: that I have killed for my shearers, and give
INT: whose have slaughtered my shearers and give to men
2 Samuel 13:23
HEB: יָמִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ גֹֽזְזִים֙ לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם בְּבַ֥עַל
NAS: had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor,
KJV: that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor,
INT: full had sheepshearers Absalom Baal-hazor
2 Samuel 13:24
HEB: הִנֵּה־ נָ֥א גֹזְזִ֖ים לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ יֵֽלֶךְ־
NAS: your servant has sheepshearers; please
KJV: Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let
INT: Behold now has sheepshearers your servant go
Job 1:20
HEB: אֶת־ מְעִל֔וֹ וַיָּ֖גָז אֶת־ רֹאשׁ֑וֹ
NAS: his robe and shaved his head,
KJV: his mantle, and shaved his head,
INT: and tore his robe and shaved his head fell
Isaiah 53:7
HEB: וּכְרָחֵ֕ל לִפְנֵ֥י גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ נֶאֱלָ֑מָה וְלֹ֥א
NAS: before its shearers, So He did not open
KJV: before her shearers is dumb,
INT: A sheep before shearers is silent did not
Jeremiah 7:29
HEB: גָּזִּ֤י נִזְרֵךְ֙ וְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִי
NAS: Cut off your hair and cast [it] away,
KJV: Cut off thine hair,
INT: Cut your hair and cast
Micah 1:16
HEB: קָרְחִ֣י וָגֹ֔זִּי עַל־ בְּנֵ֖י
NAS: Make yourself bald and cut off your hair, Because
KJV: Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate
INT: Make and cut of the children
Nahum 1:12
HEB: רַבִּ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן נָגֹ֖זּוּ וְעָבָ֑ר וְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְ
NAS: Even so, they will be cut off and pass away.
KJV: and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through.
INT: many so will be cut and pass have afflicted
, Arabic 
, Assyrian derivatives) —