gudsman

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately a calque of Hebrew איש האלוהים (“ish ha'elohim”), equivalent to gud +‎ -s- +‎ man.

Noun

gudsman c

  1. man of God (priest, prophet, or any godly man)
    • 1891, Viktor Rydberg, Vapensmeden [The Armorer]‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 26 September 2025, page 357:
      [Bibeln] vittnar, säger han, att icke ens gudsmännens […] förutsägelser alltid slagit in.
      The Bible testifies, he says, that not even the predictions of the men of God have always come true.
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Psaltaren [Psalms] 90:1”, in Bibel 2000‎[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 26 September 2025:
      En bön av gudsmannen Mose. Herre, du har varit vår tillflykt från släkte till släkte.
      A prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge from generation to generation.
    • 2008 March 28, Jenny Teleman, “Kabul spelar huvudrollen i Flyga drake [Kabul plays the leading role in The Kite Runner]”, in Sveriges Radio‎[3], archived from the original on 26 September 2025:
      [Staden var] under tummen på gangsters förklädda till gudsmän.
      The city was under the thumb of gangsters disguised as men of God.

Declension

Declension of gudsman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gudsman gudsmans
definite gudsmannen gudsmannens
plural indefinite gudsmän gudsmäns
definite gudsmännen gudsmännens

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