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gᵊwiyyā גְּוִיָּה ‘body’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: prolongation of gēwā גֵּוָה ‘back’
Roots: גוה

gᵊwiyyā n, f
1) a body (of living creatures)
2) a corpse, carcass, dead body

Mentioned in Genesis 47:18 Judges 14:9, 14:8 1 Samuel 31:12, 31:10 Ezekiel 1:23, 1:11 Nahum 3:3 Psalms 110:6 Daniel 10:6 Nehemiah 9:37

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