What does צִיִּי (ṣiyiy) mean in the Bible?
צִיִּי (ṣiyiy): Creature fundamentally defined by desert habitat—marginal, untamed, existing outside civilized order and covenant community.
Hebrew · H6728
צִיִּי
A desert-dweller , i.e. nomad or wild beast
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צִיִּיH6728
Pronunciationṣiyiy
What does צִיִּי (ṣiyiy) mean in the Bible?
צִיִּי (ṣiyiy): Creature fundamentally defined by desert habitat—marginal, untamed, existing outside civilized order and covenant community.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6728?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The desert creatures (2), But desert creatures (1), for the desert creatures (1), May the nomads (1), of the desert (1).
Where does צִיִּי (ṣiyiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 72:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (2), 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 ItThe desert creatures2×Isaiah 34:14, Jeremiah 50:39
But desert creatures1×Isaiah 13:21
for the desert creatures1×Isaiah 23:13
May the nomads1×Psalms 72:9
of the desert1×Psalms 74:14
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 72:9צִיִּ֑יםtoMay the nomadsNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 74:14לְצִיִּֽים׃toof the desertPreposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralIsaiah 13:21צִיִּ֔יםtoBut desert creaturesNoun - masculine pluralIsaiah 23:13לְצִיִּ֑יםtofor the desert creaturesPreposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralIsaiah 34:14צִיִּים֙toThe desert creaturesNoun - masculine pluralJeremiah 50:39צִיִּים֙tothe desert creaturesNoun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 72:9
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Psalms2Isaiah3Jeremiah1
Source forms
צִיִּים֙2xṣî·yîmIsaiah 34:14, Jeremiah 50:39
לְצִיִּ֑ים1xlə·ṣî·yîmIsaiah 23:13
לְצִיִּֽים׃1xlə·ṣî·yîmPsalms 74:14
צִיִּ֑ים1xṣî·yîmPsalms 72:9
צִיִּ֔ים1xṣî·yîmIsaiah 13:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural4xPsalms 72:9, Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 34:14, Jeremiah 50:39
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural2xPsalms 74:14, Isaiah 23:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Creature fundamentally defined by desert habitat—marginal, untamed, existing outside civilized order and covenant community.
Source Gloss
a desert-dweller , i.e. nomad or wild beast
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Creature fundamentally defined by desert habitat—marginal, untamed, existing outside civilized order and covenant community.
a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beast BDB: a wild beast Usage: wild beast of the desert, that dwell in (inhabiting) the wilderness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Fierce desert creatures inhabiting desolate ruins as judgment symbol
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
צִיִּי is built from this root: