What does חֲזִיר · χοῖρος mean in the Bible?
חֲזִיר · χοῖρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pig or swine, considered unclean in Israelite culture".
Hebrew · H2386, G5519
חֲזִיר
A hog (perhaps as penned ) · a hog
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חֲזִיר H2386 a hog (perhaps as penned )
Pronunciation ḥăziyr
Unclean animal symbolizing ritual impurity and paganism in Israelite law and prophetic imagery
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χοῖρος G5519 a hog
Pronunciation choîros
Unclean animal in Jewish law, symbolizing spiritual worthlessness or moral degradation in NT teaching.
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What does חֲזִיר (chazir) mean in the Bible?
חֲזִיר · χοῖρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pig or swine, considered unclean in Israelite culture".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2386, G5519?
H2386, G5519 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. pig or swine, considered unclean in Israelite culture
Strong's H2386, G5519
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Source Gloss
pig or swine, considered unclean in Israelite culture
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain