Hebrew

Creature

זִיזStrong’s H2123

ziz

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Ziz is the Hebrew word usually translated “moving creature of” and “from nipple of”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.”

Meaning

How it's translated

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

2 books in all.

Related words

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Hebrew dictionary

זִיז ziz · creature

moving creatures, moving things

זִיז ziz · abundance

abundance, fulness

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “creature” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

CREATURE, noun

That which is created; every being besides the Creator, or every thing not self-existent.
In a restricted sense, an animal of any kind; a living being; a beast.
A human being, in contempt; as an idle creature; a poor creature; what a creature!
With words of endearment, it denotes a human being beloved; as a pretty creature; a sweet creature

All definitions

That which is produced, formed or imagined; as a creature of the imagination.
A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; one who is made to be what he is.
A dependent; a person who is subject to the will or influence of another.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.