גְּדִיָּה (ge.diy.yah)
ge.diy.yah
kid
H:N-FQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
- —
- Part of speech
- H:N-F
Word Overview
The noun gediyah refers specifically to a young female goat, or kid. It appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, within the poetic landscape of Song of Solomon 1:8.
In this context, the word helps paint a vivid picture of rural life and pastoral beauty. The imagery connects the beloved’s appearance to the natural world, using the grace and vitality of these young animals as a metaphor for attractiveness. This single usage highlights how everyday agricultural details were woven into ancient Hebrew love poetry to express admiration and desire.
Its rarity in Scripture makes this occurrence particularly notable. By focusing on such a specific term, the text grounds its romantic metaphors in tangible, observable reality, reminding readers that biblical poetry often draws from the immediate environment of its authors.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word gediyah refers to a young female goat, or kid. It appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, within the poetic landscape of Song of Solomon 1:8. In this context, the word helps paint a vivid picture of rural life and pastoral beauty.
The imagery connects the beloved’s appearance to the natural world, using the grace and vitality of these young animals as a metaphor for attractiveness. This single usage highlights how everyday agricultural details were woven into ancient Hebrew love poetry to express admiration and desire.
Its rarity in Scripture makes this occurrence particularly notable. By focusing on such a specific term, the text grounds its romantic metaphors in tangible, observable reality, reminding readers that biblical poetry often draws from the immediate environment of its authors.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- young goats/ your1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִ/ךְ1×
Key Verses
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Song of Solomon 1:8
If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.
This verse uses the image of grazing young goats to illustrate the beauty and vitality associated with the beloved.