What does צַיָּד (ṣayād) mean in the Bible?
צַיָּד (ṣayād) is a Hebrew word meaning "a huntsman".
Hebrew · H6719
צַיָּד
A huntsman
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צַיָּדH6719
Pronunciationṣayād
What does צַיָּד (ṣayād) mean in the Bible?
צַיָּד (ṣayād) is a Hebrew word meaning "a huntsman".
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How does the BSB render H6719?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include hunters (1).
Where does צַיָּד (ṣayād) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 16:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (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 Ithunters1×Jeremiah 16:16
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Usage map
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First aligned rowJeremiah 16:16
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Jeremiah1
Source forms
צַיָּדִ֔ים1xṣay·yā·ḏîmJeremiah 16:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural1xJeremiah 16:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a huntsman
Source Gloss
a huntsman
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a huntsman BDB: hunter Usage: hunter.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Where It Appears in Scripture
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Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical agents of divine judgment who pursue and capture people
Word Origins
צַיָּד is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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