What does שִׂיד mean in the Bible?
שִׂיד is a Hebrew word meaning "lime (as boiling when slacked)".
Hebrew · H7875
שִׂיד
Lime (as boiling when slacked)
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שִׂידH7875
What does שִׂיד mean in the Bible?
שִׂיד is a Hebrew word meaning "lime (as boiling when slacked)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7875?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include with plaster (2), to ashes (1), to lime (1).
Where does שִׂיד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 27:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Amos (1), Isaiah (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 Itwith plaster2×Deuteronomy 27:2, Deuteronomy 27:4
to ashes1×Isaiah 33:12
to lime1×Amos 2:1
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 27:2בַּשִּֽׂיד׃towith plasterPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 27:4בַּשִּֽׂיד׃towith plasterPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 33:12שִׂ֑ידtoto ashesNoun - masculine singularAmos 2:1לַשִּֽׂיד׃toto limePreposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 27:2
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Deuteronomy2Isaiah1Amos1
Source forms
בַּשִּֽׂיד׃2xbaś·śîḏDeuteronomy 27:2, Deuteronomy 27:4
לַשִּֽׂיד׃1xlaś·śîḏAmos 2:1
שִׂ֑יד1xśîḏIsaiah 33:12
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 27:2, Deuteronomy 27:4
Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 33:12
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xAmos 2:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. lime (as boiling when slacked)
Source Gloss
lime (as boiling when slacked)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
lime (as boiling when slacked) BDB: lime Usage: lime, plaister.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׂיד is built from this root:
שִׂידH7874