The meaning of “צִיִּי”
Understanding tsîyîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
wild beast of the desert, that dwell in (inhabiting) the wilderness. - a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beast 1) a w...
צִיִּי
wild beast of the desert, that dwell in (inhabiting) the wilderness. - a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beast 1) a wild beast, desert-dweller, crier, yelper 1a) a specific wild beast but not certainly identified
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 74:14 | “Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.” Word: צִיִּי (tsîyîy) | |
| Isaiah 23:13 | “Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.” Word: צִיִּי (tsîyîy) | |
| Jeremiah 50:39 | “Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.” Word: צִיִּי (tsîyîy) |
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