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Proverbs 30:31
“A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
זַרְזִירzarzîyr · zar-zeer'
H2223 · Hebrew
H2223 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, tightly girt, i.e. probably a racer, or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)
- Derivation
- by reduplication from H2115 (זוּר);
- KJV renderings
- [phrase] greyhound.
- Grammar
- זַרְזִ֣יר — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.
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 זַרְזִיר 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.