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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צְבִיH6643
Pronunciationṣĕbiy
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 Ita gazelle4×Deuteronomy 12:22, Song Of Solomon 2:9, Song Of Solomon 2:17, Song Of Solomon 8:14
the glory3×Ezekiel 20:6, Ezekiel 20:15, Ezekiel 25:9
by the gazelles2×Song Of Solomon 2:7, Song Of Solomon 3:5
gazelle2×2 Samuel 2:18, Isaiah 13:14
and the beautiful1×Daniel 11:45
as [they would] a gazelle1×Deuteronomy 15:22
as gazelles1×1 Chronicles 12:8
as they would a gazelle1×Deuteronomy 12:15
beautiful1×Isaiah 4:2
beauty1×Isaiah 23:9
gazelles1×1 Kings 4:23
Glory1×Isaiah 24:16
His beautiful1×Ezekiel 7:20
in splendor1×Ezekiel 26:20
in the Beautiful1×Daniel 11:16
like a gazelle1×Proverbs 6:5
of all1×Jeremiah 3:19
of glory1×Isaiah 28:5
of his beautiful1×Isaiah 28:4
of his glorious1×Isaiah 28:1
the Beautiful1×Daniel 11:41
the Beautiful Land1×Daniel 8:9
the gazelle1×Deuteronomy 14:5
the jewel1×Isaiah 13:19
the most beautiful1×Jeremiah 3:19
Your glory1×2 Samuel 1:19
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 12:15כַּצְּבִ֖יtoas they would a gazellePreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 12:22הַצְּבִי֙toa gazelleArticle | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 14:5וּצְבִ֖יtothe gazelleConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 15:22כַּצְּבִ֖יtoas [they would] a gazellePreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular2 Samuel 1:19הַצְּבִי֙toYour gloryArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Samuel 2:18הַצְּבָיִ֖םtogazelleArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Kings 4:23וּצְבִי֙togazellesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 12:8וְכִצְבָאיִ֥םtoas gazellesConjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine pluralProverbs 6:5כִּצְבִ֣יtolike a gazellePreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularSong Of Solomon 2:7בִּצְבָא֔וֹתtoby the gazellesPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 12:15
Aligned rows33
Books represented10
Deuteronomy42 Samuel21 Kings11 Chronicles1Proverbs1Song Of Solomon5Isaiah8Jeremiah2Ezekiel5Daniel4
Source forms
צְבִ֣י4xṣə·ḇîIsaiah 13:19, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:4
בִּצְבָא֔וֹת2xbiṣ·ḇā·’ō·wṯSong Of Solomon 2:7, Song Of Solomon 3:5
הַצְּבִי֙2xhaṣ·ṣə·ḇîDeuteronomy 12:22, 2 Samuel 1:19
כִּצְבִ֣י2xkiṣ·ḇîProverbs 6:5, Isaiah 13:14
כַּצְּבִ֖י2xkaṣ·ṣə·ḇîDeuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 15:22
צְבִ֔י2xṣə·ḇîIsaiah 23:9, Isaiah 28:5
צְבִ֖י2xṣə·ḇîJeremiah 3:19, Ezekiel 26:20
צְבִ֥י2xṣə·ḇîEzekiel 20:6, Ezekiel 20:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6xIsaiah 23:9, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 28:5, Ezekiel 20:6
Noun - masculine singular construct6xIsaiah 13:19, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:4, Jeremiah 3:19
Article | Noun - masculine singular5xDeuteronomy 12:22, 2 Samuel 1:19, Daniel 8:9, Daniel 11:16
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular4xSong Of Solomon 2:9, Song Of Solomon 2:17, Song Of Solomon 8:14, Isaiah 4:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 14:5, 1 Kings 4:23
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural2xSong Of Solomon 2:7, Song Of Solomon 3:5
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular2xProverbs 6:5, Isaiah 13:14
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 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 definitionSource: 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:
צָבָהH6638