The meaning of “חָצִיר”
Understanding châtsîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
grass, hay, herb, leek. - grass - also a leek (collectively) 1) grass, leek, green grass, herbage 1a) grass 1b) of the q...
חָצִיר
grass, hay, herb, leek. - grass - also a leek (collectively) 1) grass, leek, green grass, herbage 1a) grass 1b) of the quickly perishing (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 11:5 | “We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:” Word: חָצִיר (châtsîyr) | |
| 1 Kings 18:5 | “And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.” Word: חָצִיר (châtsîyr) | |
| 2 Kings 19:26 | “Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.” Word: חָצִיר (châtsîyr) | |
| Job 40:15 | “Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.” Word: חָצִיר (châtsîyr) | |
| Psalms 104:14 | “He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;” Word: חָצִיר (châtsîyr) |
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