What does זַרְזִיר mean in the Bible?
e. probably a racer , or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)".
Hebrew · H2223
זַרְזִיר
Properly, tightly girt , i.e. probably a racer , or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)
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זַרְזִיר H2223
What does זַרְזִיר mean in the Bible?
זַרְזִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, tightly girt , i.e. probably a racer , or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)".
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How does the BSB render H2223?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a strutting rooster (1).
Where does זַרְזִיר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 30:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It a strutting rooster 1× Proverbs 30:31
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First aligned row Proverbs 30:31
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Proverbs 1
Source forms
זַרְזִ֣יר 1x zar·zîr Proverbs 30:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 30:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, tightly girt , i.e. probably a racer , or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)
Source Gloss
properly, tightly girt , i.e. probably a racer , or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, tightly girt, i.e. probably a racer, or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist) BDB: girded Usage: greyhound.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זַרְזִיר is built from this root:
זוּר H2115
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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