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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צַיָּד H6719
Pronunciation ṣayād
What does צַיָּד (ṣayād) mean in the Bible?
צַיָּד (ṣayād) is a Hebrew word meaning "a huntsman".
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Questions this entry answers
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 It hunters 1× Jeremiah 16:16
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Usage map
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First aligned row Jeremiah 16:16
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 1
Source forms
צַיָּדִ֔ים 1x ṣay·yā·ḏîm Jeremiah 16:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 16:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a huntsman
Source Gloss
a huntsman
Extended definition Source: 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
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
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.
Part of These Phrases
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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