What does צוּד mean in the Bible?
e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)".
Hebrew · H6679
צוּד
To lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
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צוּד H6679
What does צוּד mean in the Bible?
צוּד is a Hebrew word meaning "to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6679?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to hunt (2), . . . (1), and they will hunt them down (1), Can you hunt (1), ensnare (1).
Where does צוּד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Genesis (3), Lamentations (3), Job (2).
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 to hunt 2× Genesis 27:3, Genesis 27:5
. . . 1× Lamentations 3:52
and they will hunt them down 1× Jeremiah 16:16
Can you hunt 1× Job 38:39
ensnare 1× Ezekiel 13:20
have ensnared 1× Ezekiel 13:20
hunt down 1× Psalms 140:11
hunted me 1× Lamentations 3:52
hunts down 1× Leviticus 17:13
in order to ensnare 1× Ezekiel 13:18
preys upon 1× Proverbs 6:26
they hunt 1× Micah 7:2
They stalked 1× Lamentations 4:18
when we packed 1× Joshua 9:12
who hunted 1× Genesis 27:33
Will you ensnare 1× Ezekiel 13:18
You would hunt me 1× Job 10:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:3 וְצ֥וּדָה to to hunt Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Genesis 27:5 לָצ֥וּד to to hunt Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 27:33 הַצָּֽד־ to who hunted Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Leviticus 17:13 יָצ֜וּד to hunts down Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 9:12 הִצְטַיַּ֤דְנוּ to when we packed Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common plural Job 10:16 תְּצוּדֵ֑נִי to You would hunt me Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Job 38:39 הֲתָצ֣וּד to Can you hunt Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 140:11 יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ to hunt down Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Proverbs 6:26 תָצֽוּד׃פ to preys upon Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Jeremiah 16:16 וְצָד֞וּם to and they will hunt them down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 27:3
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 10
Genesis 3 Leviticus 1 Joshua 1 Job 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 4 Micah 1
Source forms
הַצָּֽד־ 1x haṣ·ṣāḏ- Genesis 27:33
הִצְטַיַּ֤דְנוּ 1x hiṣ·ṭay·yaḏ·nū Joshua 9:12
הֲתָצ֣וּד 1x hă·ṯā·ṣūḏ Job 38:39
וְצָד֞וּם 1x wə·ṣā·ḏūm Jeremiah 16:16
וְצ֥וּדָה 1x wə·ṣū·ḏāh Genesis 27:3
יָצ֜וּד 1x yā·ṣūḏ Leviticus 17:13
יָצ֥וּדוּ 1x yā·ṣū·ḏū Micah 7:2
יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ 1x yə·ṣū·ḏen·nū Psalms 140:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural 2x Ezekiel 13:20
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Genesis 27:33
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 16:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Genesis 27:3
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1x Ezekiel 13:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Genesis 27:5
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common plural 1x Joshua 9:12
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine plural 1x Ezekiel 13:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
Source Gloss
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey) BDB: supply oneself with provisions Usage: chase, hunt, sore, take (provision).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 9
Polel 3×
Participle active Ezek 13:20 2×
Imperfect Ezek 13:18 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Perfect Josh 9:12 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Imperfect Lev 17:13 · Mic 7:2 · Prov 6:26 3×
Infinitive absolute Lam 3:52 1×
Perfect Lam 4:18 1×
Word Origins
צוּד 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