What does זִיקָה mean in the Bible?
e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow ; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond".
Hebrew · H2131
זִיקָה
Properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow ; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
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זִיקָה H2131
What does זִיקָה mean in the Bible?
זִיקָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow ; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond".
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How does the BSB render H2131?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in chains (2), with chains (2), and of the firebrands (1), firebrands (1), with firebrands (1).
Where does זִיקָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 36:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Job (1), Nahum (1), Proverbs (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 in chains 2× Isaiah 45:14, Nahum 3:10
with chains 2× Job 36:8, Psalms 149:8
and of the firebrands 1× Isaiah 50:11
firebrands 1× Proverbs 26:18
with firebrands 1× Isaiah 50:11
Show sample aligned rows
Job 36:8 בַּזִּקִּ֑ים to with chains Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 149:8 בְּזִקִּ֑ים to with chains Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 26:18 זִקִּ֗ים to firebrands Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 45:14 בַּזִּקִּ֖ים to in chains Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 50:11 זִיק֑וֹת to with firebrands Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 50:11 וּבְזִיקוֹת֙ to and of the firebrands Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Nahum 3:10 בַזִּקִּֽים׃ to in chains Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 36:8
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Nahum 1
Source forms
בְּזִקִּ֑ים 1x bə·ziq·qîm Psalms 149:8
בַּזִּקִּ֑ים 1x baz·ziq·qîm Job 36:8
בַּזִּקִּ֖ים 1x baz·ziq·qîm Isaiah 45:14
בַזִּקִּֽים׃ 1x ḇaz·ziq·qîm Nahum 3:10
וּבְזִיקוֹת֙ 1x ū·ḇə·zî·qō·wṯ Isaiah 50:11
זִיק֑וֹת 1x zî·qō·wṯ Isaiah 50:11
זִקִּ֗ים 1x ziq·qîm Proverbs 26:18
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Job 36:8, Isaiah 45:14, Nahum 3:10
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 50:11
Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 50:11
Noun - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 26:18
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 149:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow ; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
Source Gloss
properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow ; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond BDB: fetter Usage: chain, fetter, firebrand, spark.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זִיקָה is built from this root:
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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