Gehazi
geh-HAY-zy
Hebrew
Boy
In the King James Bible
- Meaning
- Valley of vision; Diminisher
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Is it in the Bible?
- Yes — Gehazi appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Kings 5:25-26.
- First appears in
- 2 Kings — The united and divided kingdom
- Peak US usage
- No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
- Spiritual meaning
- Gehazi witnessed miracles daily yet craved silver. His story warns that proximity to God's power is no substitute for personal integrity — and that greed can undo a lifetime of spiritual privilege.
- King James verses
- 2 Kings 5:25-26
"And he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee?"
- 2 Kings 5:25-26