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Piece

גֶּ֫זֶרStrong’s H1506

gezer (ge-zer)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Gezer is the Hebrew word usually translated “pieces” and “into pieces”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.”
Genesis 15:17 KJV
Meaning
  1. Part
How it's translated
  • the pieces 1
  • into pieces 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 1
  • Psalms 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

גֶּ֫זֶר gezer · piece

part

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “piece” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

PIECE, noun

[Heb. to cut off or clip.]

  1. A fragment or part of any thing separated from the whole, in any manner, by cutting, splitting, breaking or tearing; as, to cut in pieces, break in pieces, tear in pieces, pull in pieces, etc.; a piece of a rock; a piece of paper.
  2. A part of any thing, though not separated, or separated only in idea; not the whole; a portion; as a piece of excellent knowledge.
  3. A distinct part or quantity; a part considered by itself, or separated from the rest only by a boundary or divisional line; as a piece of land in the meadow or on the mountain.
  4. A separate part; a thing or portion distinct from others of a like kind; as a piece of timber; a piece of cloth; a piece of paper hangings.
All definitions and other forms of “piece”
  1. A composition, essay or writing of no great length; as a piece of poetry or prose; a piece of music.
  2. A separate performance; a distinct portion of labor; as a piece of work.
  3. A picture or painting.
  4. A coin; as a piece of eight.
  5. A gun or single part of ordnance.
  6. In heraldry, an ordinary or charge.
  7. In ridicule or contempt.
  8. A castle; a building. [Not in use.]

PIECE, verb transitive

To enlarge or mend by the addition of a piece; to patch; as, to piece a garment; to piece the time.

    PIECE, verb intransitive

    To unite by coalescence of parts; to be compacted, as parts into a whole.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.