Jastrow: גִּזְרָה

גִּזְרָה, גִּיזְרָה f. (b. h.; גזר) enclosure; balcony. Ohol. XIV, 1, v. גְּזוּזְטְרָא; Y. Shebi. III, 34ᶜ bot., v. גִּבְלִית.—Pl. (from גִּזְרִית) גִּזְרִיּות. Ohol. VIII, 2 Mish. (Talm. ed. גְּזִירִיּוֹת, Ar. גזוזטראות, R. Hai Gaon גִיזְרָאוֹת, v. Koh. Ar. Compl. II, p. 264, note 3).—2) (cmp. גָּזִית a. גָּזִיר) hewn stone block. Pesik. Aniya p. 135ᵇ (ref. to ספיר גזרתם, Lam. IV, 7, v. Bub. note 24) כל ג׳ וג׳ וכ׳ every block which will be placed in the future Jerusalem, will be as handsome as sapphire; Yalk. Is. 339 גְּזִירָה; Lam. R. to l. c. כל גזירה וגזי׳ שהיתה וכ׳ every stone block in Jerusalem was as hard as sapphire.