What does נָזִיד (nāziyd) mean in the Bible?
נָזִיד (nāziyd): Boiled mixture symbolizing birthright's material value; Esau's consumptive moment defines covenantal carelessness
Hebrew · H5138
נָזִיד
Something boiled , i.e. soup
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נָזִיד H5138
Pronunciation nāziyd
What does נָזִיד (nāziyd) mean in the Bible?
נָזִיד (nāziyd): Boiled mixture symbolizing birthright's material value; Esau's consumptive moment defines covenantal carelessness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5138?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include some stew (2), stew (2), of stew (1), the stew (1).
Where does נָזִיד (nāziyd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:29. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (3), Genesis (2), Haggai (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 some stew 2× Genesis 25:29, 2 Kings 4:38
stew 2× Genesis 25:34, Haggai 2:12
of stew 1× 2 Kings 4:39
the stew 1× 2 Kings 4:40
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:29 נָזִ֑יד to some stew Noun - masculine singular Genesis 25:34 וּנְזִ֣יד to stew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 4:38 נָזִ֖יד to some stew Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 4:39 הַנָּזִ֖יד to of stew Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 4:40 מֵהַנָּזִ֜יד to the stew Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular Haggai 2:12 הַנָּזִ֜יד to stew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 25:29
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Genesis 2 2 Kings 3 Haggai 1
Source forms
הַנָּזִ֖יד 1x han·nā·zîḏ 2 Kings 4:39
הַנָּזִ֜יד 1x han·nā·zîḏ Haggai 2:12
וּנְזִ֣יד 1x ū·nə·zîḏ Genesis 25:34
מֵהַנָּזִ֜יד 1x mê·han·nā·zîḏ 2 Kings 4:40
נָזִ֑יד 1x nā·zîḏ Genesis 25:29
נָזִ֖יד 1x nā·zîḏ 2 Kings 4:38
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 4:39, Haggai 2:12
Noun - masculine singular 2x Genesis 25:29, 2 Kings 4:38
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 25:34
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 4:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Boiled mixture symbolizing birthright's material value; Esau's consumptive moment defines covenantal carelessness
Source Gloss
something boiled , i.e. soup
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Boiled mixture symbolizing birthright's material value; Esau's consumptive moment defines covenantal carelessness
something boiled, i.e. soup BDB: thing sodden Usage: pottage.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נָזִיד is built from this root:
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