This word comes from the name of Girzites.
Definition
(in the m patrial from H1507; a Gezerite (collectively) or inhabitants of Gezer; but better (as in the text) bytransposition גִּזְרִיxlit Girzîy corrected to Gizrîy; patrial of H1630; a Grizite (collectively) or member of a native tribe in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Gezrites.
Traditional renderings: Gezrites.
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- 1 Samuel 27:8וְהַגִּרְזִי · the GirzitesNow David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)