What does זוּד (zûd) mean in the Bible?
זוּד (zûd): Insolence as internal boiling over—pride that erupts into presumptuous action against authority or God.
Hebrew · H2102
זוּד
To seethe ; figuratively, to be insolent
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זוּד H2102
Pronunciation zûd
What does זוּד (zûd) mean in the Bible?
זוּד (zûd): Insolence as internal boiling over—pride that erupts into presumptuous action against authority or God.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2102?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and acts willfully (1), and presumptuously (1), became arrogant (1), behave arrogantly (1), dares (1).
Where does זוּד (zûd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), Nehemiah (3), Exodus (2), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and acts willfully 1× Exodus 21:14
and presumptuously 1× Deuteronomy 1:43
became arrogant 1× Nehemiah 9:16
behave arrogantly 1× Deuteronomy 17:13
dares 1× Deuteronomy 18:20
she has defied 1× Jeremiah 50:29
they had acted with arrogance 1× Nehemiah 9:10
treated Israel with arrogance 1× Exodus 18:11
was cooking 1× Genesis 25:29
were arrogant 1× Nehemiah 9:29
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Genesis 25:29 וַיָּ֥זֶד to was cooking Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 18:11 זָד֖וּ to treated Israel with arrogance Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Exodus 21:14 יָזִ֥ד to and acts willfully Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 1:43 וַתָּזִ֖דוּ to and presumptuously Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural Deuteronomy 17:13 יְזִיד֖וּן to behave arrogantly Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Deuteronomy 18:20 יָזִיד֩ to dares Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Nehemiah 9:10 הֵזִ֖ידוּ to they had acted with arrogance Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Nehemiah 9:16 הֵזִ֑ידוּ to became arrogant Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Nehemiah 9:29 הֵזִ֜ידוּ to were arrogant Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Jeremiah 50:29 זָ֖דָה to she has defied Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 25:29
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 3 Nehemiah 3 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
הֵזִ֖ידוּ 1x hê·zî·ḏū Nehemiah 9:10
הֵזִ֑ידוּ 1x hê·zî·ḏū Nehemiah 9:16
הֵזִ֜ידוּ 1x hê·zî·ḏū Nehemiah 9:29
וַיָּ֥זֶד 1x way·yā·zeḏ Genesis 25:29
וַתָּזִ֖דוּ 1x wat·tā·zi·ḏū Deuteronomy 1:43
זָ֖דָה 1x zā·ḏāh Jeremiah 50:29
זָד֖וּ 1x zā·ḏū Exodus 18:11
יָזִ֥ד 1x yā·ziḏ Exodus 21:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 3x Nehemiah 9:10, Nehemiah 9:16, Nehemiah 9:29
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 21:14, Deuteronomy 18:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 1:43
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Genesis 25:29
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun 1x Deuteronomy 17:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Exodus 18:11
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 50:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Insolence as internal boiling over—pride that erupts into presumptuous action against authority or God.
Source Gloss
to seethe ; figuratively, to be insolent
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Insolence as internal boiling over—pride that erupts into presumptuous action against authority or God.
to seethe; figuratively, to be insolent BDB: boil up Usage: be proud, deal proudly, presume, (come) presumptuously, sod.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 7
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 5×
Perfect Neh 9:10 · Neh 9:16 · Neh 9:29 3×
Imperfect Deut 18:20 · Exod 21:14 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Exod 18:11 · Jer 50:29 2×
Word Origins
זוּד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain