What does צוּד · θηρεύω mean in the Bible?
צוּד · θηρεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pursue or capture prey".
Hebrew · H6679, G2340
צוּד
To lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey) · to hunt/catch
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צוּד H6679 to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
θηρεύω G2340 to hunt/catch
Pronunciation thēreúō
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What does צוּד (tsud) mean in the Bible?
צוּד · θηρεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pursue or capture prey".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6679, G2340?
H6679, G2340 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to pursue or capture prey
Source Gloss
to pursue or capture prey
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 9
Polel 3×
Participle active Ezek 13:20 2×
Imperfect Ezek 13:18 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Perfect Josh 9:12 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Imperfect Lev 17:13 · Mic 7:2 · Prov 6:26 3×
Infinitive absolute Lam 3:52 1×
Perfect Lam 4:18 1×
Word Origins
צוּד is built from this root:
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