1430. gadiysh

Strong's Lexicon

gadiysh: Heap, stack, pile

Original Word: גָּדִישׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gadiysh
Pronunciation: gah-DEESH
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-deesh')
Definition: Heap, stack, pile
Meaning: a stack of sheaves, a tomb

Word Origin: From the root verb גָּדַשׁ (gadash), meaning "to heap up" or "to pile."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "gadiysh," the concept of a heap or pile can be related to Greek words like σωρός (soros), meaning "heap" or "pile."

Usage: The Hebrew word "gadiysh" primarily refers to a heap or stack, often used in the context of agricultural produce such as grain. It conveys the idea of something that has been gathered and piled up, typically after a harvest. The term can also metaphorically imply abundance or accumulation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life and economy. The harvest season was a time of great activity and significance, as it determined the community's sustenance for the coming year. Grain was often gathered into heaps or stacks in the fields before being threshed and stored. These heaps were a visible sign of God's provision and blessing, and they played a crucial role in the agrarian society of biblical times.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. גָּדִישׁ noun masculine^{Job 5:26} heap, stack (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic id.) — גָּדִישׁ Exodus 22:5 3t.; — stack of sheaves Exodus 22:5; Judges 15:5 ("" קָמָה in both) Job 5:26.

II. גּדשׁ (= *; exact meaning unknown).

II. גָּדִישׁ noun [masculine] tomb (Arabic id.) Job 21:32; Dr^{§ 178, ed. 3, p. 229} suggests reading גֶּדֶשׁ.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

shock stack of corn, tomb

From an unused root (meaning to heap up); a stack of sheaves; by analogy, a tomb -- shock (stack) (of corn), tomb.

Forms and Transliterations

גָּדִ֔ישׁ גָּדִ֣ישׁ גָּדִ֥ישׁ גדיש מִגָּדִ֥ישׁ מגדיש gā·ḏîš gāḏîš gaDish mig·gā·ḏîš miggāḏîš miggaDish

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 22:6
HEB: קֹצִים֙ וְנֶאֱכַ֣ל גָּדִ֔ישׁ א֥וֹ הַקָּמָ֖ה
NAS: to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or
KJV: in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn,
INT: to thorn is consumed stacked or the standing

Judges 15:5
HEB: פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּבְעֵ֛ר מִגָּדִ֥ישׁ וְעַד־ קָמָ֖ה
NAS: up both the shocks and the standing grain,
KJV: and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn,
INT: of the Philistines burning the shocks along grain

Job 5:26
HEB: קָ֑בֶר כַּעֲל֖וֹת גָּדִ֣ישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃
NAS: Like the stacking of grain in its season.
KJV: in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in
INT: the grave the stacking of grain season

Job 21:32
HEB: יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־ גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃
NAS: [Men] will keep watch over [his] tomb.
KJV: and shall remain in the tomb.
INT: is carried over tomb will keep

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1430
4 Occurrences

gā·ḏîš — 3 Occ.
mig·gā·ḏîš — 1 Occ.