Word Study · Strong's H2386 · Hebrew
חֲזִיר
chazir
khaz-eer'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chăzîyr
“a hog (perhaps as penned)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a hog (perhaps as penned)
Rendered in the KJV as
boar, swine.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- הַ֠חֲזִיר2
- הַחֲזִ֔יר2
- חֲזִ֣יר1
- חֲזִ֑יר1
- חֲזִ֔יר1
How it is rendered · 3
- the pig4
- a pig2
- wild boar1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 4
- HNcmsa · 3
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Isaiah3 of 7 · 43%
- Leviticus1 of 7 · 14%
- Deuteronomy1 of 7 · 14%
- Psalms1 of 7 · 14%
- Proverbs1 of 7 · 14%
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Psalms1 occurrence
Proverbs1 occurrence
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 65:4הַחֲזִ֔ירhachazirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularsitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.here: the pig
- Isaiah 66:3חֲזִ֔ירchazirnoun · masculine singularWhoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.here: a pig
- Isaiah 66:17הַחֲזִ֔ירhachazirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.here: the pig