Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
wild game
Usage: 1) hunting, game 1a) hunting 1b) game hunted
Tsayid means “chase” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H6718 צַּיִד (tsayid) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tsayid (tsah'-yid) n-m. 1. the chase 2. (also) game (thus taken) It has 18 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include my, hunting, and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
tsayid (tsah'-yid) n-m. 1. the chase 2. (also) game (thus taken) 3. (generally) lunch (especially for a journey) [from a form of H6679 and meaning the same] KJV: X catcheth, food, X hunter, (that which he took in) hunting, venison, victuals. Root(s): H6679
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6718. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
wild game
Usage: 1) hunting, game 1a) hunting 1b) game hunted
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tsayid, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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18 indexed usages in Old Testament.
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6718.
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
And 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.
And 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.
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6718, grouped by book.
Tsayid (Strong's H6718) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "chase". tsayid (tsah'-yid) n-m. 1. the chase 2. (also) game (thus taken)
This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H6718 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6718 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as my, hunting, and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.