גָּזַר (b. h.; v. גזז; cmp. גדר) 1) to cut; v. גּוֹזֵר. —2) to cut off, to guard; v. גִּיזְרָה a. גְּזֵרָה;—trnsf. to institute a precautionary measure (גְּזֵרָה); to enact a prohibition, to decree (mostly in a restrictive sense). Sabb. I, 4 ושמנה … גָּזְרוּ בו ביום they issued eighteen enactments on that day. Ib. 14ᵇ ג׳ טומאה על וכ׳ declared metal vessels (of gentiles) unclean (even when broken and remolten, v. ib. 16ᵇ). Ib. 17ᵇ גזרו על פתן משום וכ׳ they prohibited their (the gentiles’) bread in order to prevent the use of their oil &c. Ib. 30ᵃ מלך בו"ד גּוֹזֵר גזירה a mortal king issues a decree. Ber. 61ᵇ גָּזְרָה מלכות הרשעה שמד על ישראל שלא וכ׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the wicked (Roman) government decreed religious persecution over Israel, that they should not study the Law &c. R. Hash. 18ᵇ גזרו תענית they ordered a public fast. Ib. II, 9 גּוֹזְרַנִי עליך וכ׳ I order thee to come to me &c. Yoma 67ᵇ (ref. to גזרה, Lev. XVI, 22) אני ה׳ גְּזַרְתִּיו וכ׳ I, the Lord, have ordained it; a. v. fr.
Nif. - נִגְזַר to be decreed, ordained. R. Hash. 17ᵇ נִגְזְרָה גזירה it has been decreed. Ber. 58ᵇ; a. fr.
Hithpa. - הִתְגַּזֵּר 1) to be cut to pieces. Yoma l. c. (ref. to גזרה, Lev. l. c.) דבר המִתְגַּזֵּר where an object thrown down is shattered to pieces. [ 2) to be cut off, be steep. Ib. Ms. 2 מקום המתג׳ a steep place.]