To hunt
צוּדStrong’s H6679tsud
Appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsud is the Hebrew word usually translated “hunt”, “hunting” and “who hunted”. It appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
“Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;”
Meaning
- To hunt(Qal) to hunt · (Poel) to hunt, hunt eagerly or keenly
- (Hithpael) take provision
How it's translated
- to hunt 2
- will you hunt 2
- hunting 2
- and hunt 1
- who hunted 1
- he will hunt 1
- we took as our provisions 1
- you hunt me 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 3
- Job 2
- Lamentations 2
- Ezekiel 2
- Leviticus 1
- Joshua 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 27:5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
- Genesis 27:33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
- Leviticus 17:13And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
- Joshua 9:12This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
- Job 10:16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
- Job 38:39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Hebrew dictionary
צוּד tsud · to hunt
1) to hunt 1a) (Qal) to hunt 1b) (Poel) to hunt, hunt eagerly or keenly
צוּד tsud · to provision
(Hithpael) take provision Another spelling of tsa.yar (צָיַר "to take provision" H6737)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hunt” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HUNT, verb transitive
- To chase wild animals, particularly quadrupeds, for the purpose of catching them for food, or for the diversion of sportsmen; to pursue with hounds for taking, as game; as, to hunt stag or a hare.
- To go in search of, for the purpose of shooting; as, to hunt wolves, bears, squirrels or partridges.
- To pursue; to follow closely.“Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him” Psalms 140:11
- To use, direct or mange hounds in the chase.
All definitions and other forms of “hunt”
HUNT, verb intransitive
To follow the chase.
- To seek wild animals for game, or for killing them by shooting when noxious; with for; as, to hunt for bears or wolves; to hunt for quails, or for ducks.
- To seek by close pursuit; to search; with for.“The adulteress will hunt for the precious life” Proverbs 6:26
HUNT, noun
A chase of wild animals for catching them.
- A huntsman. [Not in use.]
- A pack of hounds.
- Pursuit; chase.
- A seeking of wild animals of any kind for game; as a hunt for squirrels.
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.