What does צְבִי (ṣĕbiy) mean in the Bible?
צְבִי (ṣĕbiy): Splendor as publicly visible beauty; the conspicuous glory that commands attention and admiration.
Hebrew · H6643
צְבִי
Splendor (as conspicuous )
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צְבִי H6643
Pronunciation ṣĕbiy
What does צְבִי (ṣĕbiy) mean in the Bible?
צְבִי (ṣĕbiy): Splendor as publicly visible beauty; the conspicuous glory that commands attention and admiration.
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How does the BSB render H6643?
The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a gazelle (4), the glory (3), by the gazelles (2), gazelle (2), and the beautiful (1).
Where does צְבִי (ṣĕbiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 12:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (8), Ezekiel (5), Song Of Solomon (5), Daniel (4).
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 a gazelle 4× Deuteronomy 12:22, Song Of Solomon 2:9, Song Of Solomon 2:17, Song Of Solomon 8:14
the glory 3× Ezekiel 20:6, Ezekiel 20:15, Ezekiel 25:9
by the gazelles 2× Song Of Solomon 2:7, Song Of Solomon 3:5
gazelle 2× 2 Samuel 2:18, Isaiah 13:14
and the beautiful 1× Daniel 11:45
as [they would] a gazelle 1× Deuteronomy 15:22
as gazelles 1× 1 Chronicles 12:8
as they would a gazelle 1× Deuteronomy 12:15
beautiful 1× Isaiah 4:2
beauty 1× Isaiah 23:9
gazelles 1× 1 Kings 4:23
Glory 1× Isaiah 24:16
His beautiful 1× Ezekiel 7:20
in splendor 1× Ezekiel 26:20
in the Beautiful 1× Daniel 11:16
like a gazelle 1× Proverbs 6:5
of all 1× Jeremiah 3:19
of glory 1× Isaiah 28:5
of his beautiful 1× Isaiah 28:4
of his glorious 1× Isaiah 28:1
the Beautiful 1× Daniel 11:41
the Beautiful Land 1× Daniel 8:9
the gazelle 1× Deuteronomy 14:5
the jewel 1× Isaiah 13:19
the most beautiful 1× Jeremiah 3:19
Your glory 1× 2 Samuel 1:19
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 12:15 כַּצְּבִ֖י to as they would a gazelle Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 12:22 הַצְּבִי֙ to a gazelle Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 14:5 וּצְבִ֖י to the gazelle Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 15:22 כַּצְּבִ֖י to as [they would] a gazelle Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 1:19 הַצְּבִי֙ to Your glory Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 2:18 הַצְּבָיִ֖ם to gazelle Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 4:23 וּצְבִי֙ to gazelles Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 12:8 וְכִצְבָאיִ֥ם to as gazelles Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 6:5 כִּצְבִ֣י to like a gazelle Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 2:7 בִּצְבָא֔וֹת to by the gazelles Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 12:15
Aligned rows 33
Books represented 10
Deuteronomy 4 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 5 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 5 Daniel 4
Source forms
צְבִ֣י 4x ṣə·ḇî Isaiah 13:19, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:4
בִּצְבָא֔וֹת 2x biṣ·ḇā·’ō·wṯ Song Of Solomon 2:7, Song Of Solomon 3:5
הַצְּבִי֙ 2x haṣ·ṣə·ḇî Deuteronomy 12:22, 2 Samuel 1:19
כִּצְבִ֣י 2x kiṣ·ḇî Proverbs 6:5, Isaiah 13:14
כַּצְּבִ֖י 2x kaṣ·ṣə·ḇî Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 15:22
צְבִ֔י 2x ṣə·ḇî Isaiah 23:9, Isaiah 28:5
צְבִ֖י 2x ṣə·ḇî Jeremiah 3:19, Ezekiel 26:20
צְבִ֥י 2x ṣə·ḇî Ezekiel 20:6, Ezekiel 20:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x Isaiah 23:9, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 28:5, Ezekiel 20:6
Noun - masculine singular construct 6x Isaiah 13:19, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:4, Jeremiah 3:19
Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Deuteronomy 12:22, 2 Samuel 1:19, Daniel 8:9, Daniel 11:16
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 4x Song Of Solomon 2:9, Song Of Solomon 2:17, Song Of Solomon 8:14, Isaiah 4:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 14:5, 1 Kings 4:23
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 2x Song Of Solomon 2:7, Song Of Solomon 3:5
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 6:5, Isaiah 13:14
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 15:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Splendor as publicly visible beauty; the conspicuous glory that commands attention and admiration.
Source Gloss
splendor (as conspicuous )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Splendor as publicly visible beauty; the conspicuous glory that commands attention and admiration.
splendor (as conspicuous) BDB: beauty Usage: beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צְבִי is built from this root:
צָבָה H6638
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