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Job 38:39

“Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

צוּדtsûwd · tsood
H6679 · Hebrew

Definition: to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
Derivation: a primitive root; also denominative from H6718 (צַיִד)
KJV renderings: chase, hunt, sore, take (provision).
Grammar: הֲ — particle (interrogative)
תָצ֣וּד — verb Qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HTi/Vqi2ms
Usage: Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:3 Genesis 27:5 Genesis 27:33 Leviticus 17:13 Joshua 9:12

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 38 Verse 40

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.