גוויה

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡviˈja/

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

Synonyms

• גּוּפָה (gufá) (of a human)
• נְבֵלָה (nevelá) (of an animal)
• פֶּגֶר (péger)