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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צוּדH6679
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 Itto hunt2×Genesis 27:3, Genesis 27:5
. . .1×Lamentations 3:52
and they will hunt them down1×Jeremiah 16:16
Can you hunt1×Job 38:39
ensnare1×Ezekiel 13:20
have ensnared1×Ezekiel 13:20
hunt down1×Psalms 140:11
hunted me1×Lamentations 3:52
hunts down1×Leviticus 17:13
in order to ensnare1×Ezekiel 13:18
preys upon1×Proverbs 6:26
they hunt1×Micah 7:2
They stalked1×Lamentations 4:18
when we packed1×Joshua 9:12
who hunted1×Genesis 27:33
Will you ensnare1×Ezekiel 13:18
You would hunt me1×Job 10:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:3וְצ֥וּדָהtoto huntConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularGenesis 27:5לָצ֥וּדtoto huntPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructGenesis 27:33הַצָּֽד־towho huntedArticle | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularLeviticus 17:13יָצ֜וּדtohunts downVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularJoshua 9:12הִצְטַיַּ֤דְנוּtowhen we packedVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common pluralJob 10:16תְּצוּדֵ֑נִיtoYou would hunt meVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularJob 38:39הֲתָצ֣וּדtoCan you huntVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularPsalms 140:11יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּtohunt downVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularProverbs 6:26תָצֽוּד׃פtopreys uponVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularJeremiah 16:16וְצָד֞וּםtoand they will hunt them downConjunctive 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 rowGenesis 27:3
Aligned rows18
Books represented10
Genesis3Leviticus1Joshua1Job2Psalms1Proverbs1Jeremiah1Lamentations3Ezekiel4Micah1
Source forms
הַצָּֽד־1xhaṣ·ṣāḏ-Genesis 27:33
הִצְטַיַּ֤דְנוּ1xhiṣ·ṭay·yaḏ·nūJoshua 9:12
הֲתָצ֣וּד1xhă·ṯā·ṣūḏJob 38:39
וְצָד֞וּם1xwə·ṣā·ḏūmJeremiah 16:16
וְצ֥וּדָה1xwə·ṣū·ḏāhGenesis 27:3
יָצ֜וּד1xyā·ṣūḏLeviticus 17:13
יָצ֥וּדוּ1xyā·ṣū·ḏūMicah 7:2
יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ1xyə·ṣū·ḏen·nūPsalms 140:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural2xEzekiel 13:20
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xGenesis 27:33
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 16:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular1xGenesis 27:3
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct1xEzekiel 13:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xGenesis 27:5
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common plural1xJoshua 9:12
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine plural1xEzekiel 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 definitionSource: 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 groups3Aligned forms9
Polel3×
Participle activeEzek 13:202×
ImperfectEzek 13:181×
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others1×
PerfectJosh 9:121×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense5×
ImperfectLev 17:13 · Mic 7:2 · Prov 6:263×
Infinitive absoluteLam 3:521×
PerfectLam 4:181×
Word Origins
צוּד is built from this root:
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