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Lamentations 3:52
“Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צוּדtsûwd · tsood
H6679 · Hebrew
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
- צ֥וֹד — verb Qal, infinitive absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:3Genesis 27:5Genesis 27:33Leviticus 17:13Joshua 9:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צוּד here.
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.