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Lexicon :: Strong's H2386 - ḥăzîr

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חֲזִיר
Transliteration
ḥăzîr
Pronunciation
khaz-eer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root probably meaning to enclose
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 637a

Strong’s Definitions

חֲזִיר chăzîyr, khaz-eer'; from an unused root probably meaning to inclose; a hog (perhaps as penned):—boar, swine.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2386 in the following manner: swine (6x), boar (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2386 in the following manner: swine (6x), boar (1x).

  1. hog, swine, boar

    1. swine (as forbidden food)

    2. wild boar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲזִיר chăzîyr, khaz-eer'; from an unused root probably meaning to inclose; a hog (perhaps as penned):—boar, swine.
STRONGS H2386: Abbreviations
† חֲזִיר noun masculinePsalm 80:14 swine, boar (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲזִירָא, axryczo Arabic جِنْزيرً (Aramaic Loan-word according to Frä110, yet see LagBN 113); Ethiopic ኀንዚር፡: (only once; = wild boar), see HomNS 319 f. 358, 385) — always stative absolute, + 4 times with article הַח׳; —
1. swine, forbidden as food Leviticus 11:7 (P), Deuteronomy 14:8, compare בְּשַׂר הַח׳ Isaiah 65:4; Isaiah 66:17, and דַּםחֿ׳ Isaiah 66:3 as heathen offering (RSSemitic 1, 272, 325, 338, 392); with implication of repulsiveness נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף ח׳ Proverbs 11:22 simile of fair woman with dubious character.
2. wild boar מִיָּ֑עַר ח׳ Psalm 80:14 figurative of foes of Israel (in figurative of vineyard).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

11:7

Deuteronomy

14:8

Psalms

80:14; 80:14

Proverbs

11:22

Isaiah

65:4; 66:3; 66:17

H2386

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Strong's Number H2386 matches the Hebrew חֲזִיר (ḥăzîr),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:7 - And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:8 - The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:13 - Boars from the forest ravage it, and insects from the fields feed on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:22 - Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:4 - who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:3 - But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a person, and whoever offers a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pig’s blood, and whoever burns memorial incense is like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways, and they delight in their abominations;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:17 - “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs, rats and other unclean things—they will meet their end together with the one they follow,” declares the LORD.
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