Strong's Lexicon
gedi: Kid, young goat
Original Word:גְּדִי
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:gdiy
Pronunciation:geh-DEE
Phonetic Spelling:(ghed-ee')
Definition:Kid, young goat
Meaning:a young goat
Word Origin:Derived from the root גָּדָה (gadah), meaning "to cut off" or "to shear," reflecting the practice of shearing young goats.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G2056 (eriphos): Refers to a kid or young goat in the New Testament, used in contexts such as the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:32-33).
Usage:The term "gedi" refers to a young goat or kid. In the Hebrew Bible, it is often used in contexts related to pastoral life, sacrificial offerings, and dietary laws. The young goat was a common domestic animal in ancient Israel, valued for its meat, milk, and hide.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite society, goats were integral to daily life and economy. They provided essential resources such as milk, meat, and leather. The young goat, or "gedi," was often used in sacrificial offerings, as seen in various Levitical laws. Goats were also part of the pastoral imagery used throughout the Bible, symbolizing innocence and purity in some contexts, and stubbornness or sin in others.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom the same as
gadahDefinitiona kid (a young goat)
NASB Translationyoung (2), young goat (6), young goat* (5), young goats (1), young goats* (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis 27:9 (Late Hebrew
id., Arabic

, Phoenician , Aramaic ,

; compare Assyrian
gadû,
gadiia, Meissn
ZA iv. 1889, 286 Zehnpf
BAS i. 505) —
Genesis 38:17 12t. (absolute
Genesis 38:23 +, & (generally) construct
Genesis 38:17 +); plural
1 Samuel 10:3, construct
Genesis 27:9,16 —
kid, almost always
Genesis 27:9,16;
Genesis 38:17,20;
Judges 6:19;
Judges 13:15,19;
Judges 15:1;
1 Samuel 16:20; absolute
Exodus 23:19;
Exodus 34:26;
Deuteronomy 14:21 (all ), & with article
Genesis 38:23;
Judges 14:6; absolute plural
1 Samuel 10:3; — compare also .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
kid
From the same asgadah; a young goat (from browsing) -- kid.
see HEBREWgadah
Forms and Transliterations
בִּגְדִ֣י בגדי גְּדִ֖י גְּדִ֣י גְּדִ֤י גְּדִ֥י גְּדִֽי־ גְּדָיֵ֣י גְּדָיֵ֥י גְדָיִ֗ים גדי גדי־ גדיי גדיים הַגְּדִ֔י הַגְּדִ֣י הגדי וּגְדִ֥י וגדי biḡ·ḏî bigDi biḡḏî gə·ḏā·yê ḡə·ḏā·yîm gə·ḏî gə·ḏî- gəḏāyê gedaYei gedaYim ḡəḏāyîm gedi gəḏî gəḏî- hag·gə·ḏî haggeDi haggəḏî ū·ḡə·ḏî ugeDi ūḡəḏî
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