Word Study · Strong's H6718 · Hebrew
צַיִד
tsayid
tsah'-yid
“the chase”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the chase; also game (thus taken); (generally) lunch (especially for a journey)
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] catcheth, food, [idiom] hunter, (that which he took in) hunting, venison, victuals.
- 19occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 19 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- צַ֖יִד4
- מִצֵּ֣יד2
- צָֽיִד׃2
- מִצֵּידֽוֹ׃1
- מִצֵּידִ֔י1
- מִצֵּידָ֑ם1
- צֵ֥יד1
- צַ֣יִד1
- צַ֛יִד1
- צַיִד֩1
- צֵ֭ידָהּ1
- צֵ֫יד֥וֹ1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- wild game5
- hunting3
- some of [the] wild game of2
- food1
- food-supply its1
- from hunting his1
- game his1
- hunted game of1
- provision[s] its1
- provision[s] their1
- some of provision[s] their1
- some of wild game my1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · masculine singular9
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 9
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HNcmsc · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 19, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis12 occurrences
- Genesis 10:9צַ֖יִדtzayidnoun · masculine singularHe was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”here: hunting
- Genesis 10:9צַ֖יִדtzayidnoun · masculine singularHe was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”here: hunting
- Genesis 25:27צַ֖יִדtzayidnoun · masculine singularWhen the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.here: hunting
- Genesis 25:28צַ֣יִדtzayidnoun · masculine singularBecause Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.here: wild game
- Genesis 27:3צָֽיִד׃tzeidnoun · masculine singularTake your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.here: wild game
- Genesis 27:5צַ֖יִדtzayidnoun · masculine singularNow Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back,here: wild game
- Genesis 27:7צַ֛יִדtzayidnoun · masculine singular‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’here: wild game
- Genesis 27:19מִצֵּידִ֔יmitzeidipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularJacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”here: some of wild game my
- Genesis 27:25מִצֵּ֣ידmitzeidpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.here: some of [the] wild game of
- Genesis 27:30מִצֵּידֽוֹ׃mitzeidopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.here: from hunting his
- Genesis 27:31מִצֵּ֣ידmitzeidpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”here: some of [the] wild game of
- Genesis 27:33צַיִד֩tzayidnoun · masculine singularIsaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”here: wild game
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 9:5צֵידָ֔םtzeidamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.here: provision[s] their
- Joshua 9:14מִצֵּידָ֑םmitzeidampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThen the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.here: some of provision[s] their
