Strong's Hebrew: 6718. צָ֫יִד (tsayid) -- Game, hunting, provision
Strong's Lexicon
tsayid: Game, hunting, provision
Original Word: צַיִד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tsayid
Pronunciation: tsah'-yid
Phonetic Spelling: (tsah'-yid)
Definition: Game, hunting, provision
Meaning: the chase, game, lunch
Word Origin: Derived from the root verb צָדָה (tsadah), meaning "to hunt" or "to catch."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "tsayid," the concept of hunting and provision can be related to Greek words like θήρα (thēra), meaning "hunting" or "prey."
Usage: The Hebrew word "tsayid" primarily refers to the act of hunting or the game that is hunted. It can also denote the provision or food obtained through hunting. In the biblical context, it often describes the activities of hunters and the sustenance they provide.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, hunting was a common practice for survival and sustenance. It was also a skill associated with strength and prowess. In the patriarchal narratives of the Bible, hunting is depicted as a significant activity, especially among figures like Esau, who is described as a skillful hunter. The ability to hunt and provide game was valued in a society that relied heavily on agriculture and livestock but also needed to supplement their diet with wild game.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. צַ֫יִד noun masculine hunting, game; — absolute ׳צ Genesis 10:9+, צָ֑יִד Genesis 27:3 (Qr; > Kt צידה), Nehemiah 13:15, construct צֵיד Genesis 27:25; suffix צֵידִי Genesis 27:19, etc.; —
1 hunting Genesis 27:30; ׳גִּבֹּרצֿ Genesis 10:9 (twice in verse), ׳יֹדֵעַ צ Genesis 25:27 (all J).
2 game hunted and taken (compare BaNB 161), Genesis 25:28; Genesis 27:3 (see above) Genesis 27:5; Genesis 27:7; Genesis 27:19; Genesis 27:25; Genesis 27:31; Genesis 27:33 (all J), compare Proverbs 12:27; צֵיד חַיָּה אוֺ עוֺף Leviticus 17:13 (H).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
catch, food, hunter, that which he took in hunting, venison, victuals
From a form of tsuwd and meaning the same; the chase; also game (thus taken); (generally) lunch (especially for a journey) -- X catcheth, food, X hunter, (that which he took in) hunting, venison, victuals.
see HEBREW tsuwd
Forms and Transliterations
מִצֵּ֣יד מִצֵּידִ֔י מִצֵּידָ֑ם מִצֵּידֽוֹ׃ מציד מצידו׃ מצידי מצידם צֵ֥יד צֵ֫יד֥וֹ צֵ֭ידָהּ צֵיד֑וֹ צַ֖יִד צַ֛יִד צַ֣יִד צַיִד֩ צָֽיִד׃ ציד ציד׃ צידה צידו miṣ·ṣê·ḏām miṣ·ṣê·ḏî miṣ·ṣê·ḏōw miṣ·ṣêḏ miṣṣêḏ miṣṣêḏām miṣṣêḏî miṣṣêḏōw mitzTzeid mitztzeiDam mitztzeiDi mitztzeiDo ṣa·yiḏ ṣā·yiḏ ṣayiḏ ṣāyiḏ ṣê·ḏāh ṣê·ḏōw ṣêḏ ṣêḏāh ṣêḏōw Tzayid tzeid Tzeidah tzeiDo
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:9
HEB: הָיָ֥ה גִבֹּֽר־ צַ֖יִד לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: He was a mighty hunter before
KJV: He was a mighty hunter before
INT: become was a mighty hunter before the LORD
Genesis 10:9
HEB: כְּנִמְרֹ֛ד גִּבּ֥וֹר צַ֖יִד לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: a mighty hunter before
KJV: the mighty hunter before
INT: Nimrod A mighty hunter before the LORD
Genesis 25:27
HEB: אִ֛ישׁ יֹדֵ֥עַ צַ֖יִד אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֶ֑ה
KJV: was a cunning hunter, a man
INT: A man A skillful hunter man of the field
Genesis 25:28
HEB: עֵשָׂ֖ו כִּי־ צַ֣יִד בְּפִ֑יו וְרִבְקָ֖ה
NAS: he had a taste for game, but Rebekah
KJV: because he did eat of [his] venison: but Rebekah
INT: Esau because game taste Rebekah
Genesis 27:5
HEB: הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה לָצ֥וּד צַ֖יִד לְהָבִֽיא׃
NAS: to hunt for game to bring
KJV: to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring
INT: to the field to hunt game to bring
Genesis 27:7
HEB: הָבִ֨יאָה לִּ֥י צַ֛יִד וַעֲשֵׂה־ לִ֥י
NAS: Bring me [some] game and prepare
KJV: Bring me venison, and make
INT: Bring me game and prepare A savory
Genesis 27:19
HEB: שְׁבָ֗ה וְאָכְלָה֙ מִצֵּידִ֔י בַּעֲב֖וּר תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי
NAS: and eat of my game, that you may bless
KJV: and eat of my venison, that thy soul
INT: sit and eat of my game that you may bless
Genesis 27:25
HEB: לִּי֙ וְאֹֽכְלָה֙ מִצֵּ֣יד בְּנִ֔י לְמַ֥עַן
NAS: of my son's game, that I may bless
KJV: of my son's venison, that my soul
INT: Bring will eat game of my son's because of
Genesis 27:30
HEB: אָחִ֔יו בָּ֖א מִצֵּידֽוֹ׃
NAS: his brother came in from his hunting.
KJV: his brother came in from his hunting.
INT: his brother came his hunting
Genesis 27:31
HEB: אָבִי֙ וְיֹאכַל֙ מִצֵּ֣יד בְּנ֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר
NAS: of his son's game, that you may bless
KJV: of his son's venison, that thy soul
INT: my father and eat game of his son's that
Genesis 27:33
HEB: ה֣וּא הַצָּֽד־ צַיִד֩ וַיָּ֨בֵא לִ֜י
NAS: that hunted game and brought
KJV: [is] he that hath taken venison, and brought
INT: that hunted game and brought ate
Leviticus 17:13
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצ֜וּד צֵ֥יד חַיָּ֛ה אוֹ־
NAS: among them, in hunting catches
KJV: you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast
INT: which catches hunting beast or
Joshua 9:14
HEB: וַיִּקְח֥וּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖ים מִצֵּידָ֑ם וְאֶת־ פִּ֥י
NAS: some of their provisions, and did not ask
KJV: took of their victuals, and asked
INT: took and the men of their provisions the counsel of the LORD
Nehemiah 13:15
HEB: בְּי֖וֹם מִכְרָ֥ם צָֽיִד׃
NAS: [them] on the day they sold food.
KJV: wherein they sold victuals.
INT: the day sold food
Job 38:41
HEB: יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־ [יְלָדֹו
NAS: for the raven its nourishment When
KJV: for the raven his food? when his young ones
INT: prepares the raven nourishment When boy
Psalm 132:15
HEB: צֵ֭ידָהּ בָּרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֵ֑ךְ
NAS: bless her provision; I will satisfy
KJV: bless her provision: I will satisfy
INT: her provision will abundantly bless
Proverbs 12:27
HEB: יַחֲרֹ֣ךְ רְמִיָּ֣ה צֵיד֑וֹ וְהוֹן־ אָדָ֖ם
NAS: does not roast his prey, But the precious
KJV: [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance
INT: roast A lazy his prey possession of a man