גוויה

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Noun

גוויה / גְּוִיָּה • (gviyá) f

  1. carcass, corpse (dead body)
    • The Bible, Judges 14:8:
      וַיָּשָׁב מִיָּמִים לְקַחְתָּהּ וַיָּסַר לִרְאוֹת אֵת מַפֶּלֶת הָאַרְיֵה וְהִנֵּה עֲדַת דְּבוֹרִים בִּגְוִיַּת הָאַרְיֵה וּדְבָשׁ
      and he [Samson] returned after a while to take her [a Philistine woman] and he turned aside to look at the carcass of the lion [he had killed] and lo! there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion

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