Lexical Definition

‎צוּד‎ tsûwd (tsood) to hunt ^H:V
a primitive root; also denominative from ‎צַיִד‎

chase, hunt, sore, take (provision).

• to lie alongside (i.e. in wait)
• by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men)
• to victual (for a journey)

1) to hunt
1a) (Qal) to hunt
1b) (Poel) to hunt, hunt eagerly or keenly
1c) (Hithpael) take provision

See Greek: διαστρέφω · ἐκστρέφω · θηρεύω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎צוּד‎ verb hunt (Late Hebrew id. (rare), ‎מְצוּדָה‎ = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian ƒâdu, hunt, so Arabic , , Aramaic ‎צוּד‎, ‎צִיד‎, () ; Old Aramaic ‎צידא‎ hunting); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural ‎צָד֣וּ‎ Lam 4:18 suffix ‎צָדוּנִי‎ Lam 3:52, ‎וְצָדוּם‎ consecutive Jer 16:16 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יָצוּד‎ Lev 17:13, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎צוּ֫דָה‎ Gen 27:3 Infinitive absolute ‎צוֺד‎ Lam 3:52 construct ‎לָצוּד‎ Gen 27:5 Participle ‎הַצָּד‎ vGen 27:33 — hunt, with accusative 1. ‎צַיִד‎ Gen 27:3 Qr (> Kt ‎צידה‎), vGen 27:5 vGen 27:33 (all J), ‎צֵיד חַיָּה‎ Lev 17:13 (H); ‎טֶרֶף‎ Job 38:39 with accusative of person Mic 7:2 (+‎חֵרֶם‎, instrumental), Jer 16:16 (+‎מֵעַל‎), Job 10:16, ‎צוֺד צָדוּנִי כַצִּפּוֺד‎ Lam 3:52, subject evil Ps 140:12* with accusative ‎צְעָדֵינוּ‎ Lam 4:18, ‎נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה‎ Prov 6:26. — Hos 9:13 read probably ‎לָצוּד‎ (or ‎לָצַיִד‎), for ᵑ0 ‎לְצוֺר‎, see ‎צֹר‎. Po'l. hunt (keenly, eagerly?), Imperfect 2 feminine plural ‎תְּצוֺדֵדְנָה‎ Ezek 13:18 Infinitive construct ‎לְצוֺדֵד‎ vEzek 13:18 Participle feminine plural ‎מְצֹדְדוֺת‎ vEzek 13:20 vEzek 13:20, all with accusative ‎נְפָשׁוֺת‎ (of magic arts, necromancy, etc.).

[‎צִיד‎] verb denominative Hithpa`el supply oneself with provisions, take as one's provision — perfect 1 plural ‎הִצְטַיַּדְנוּ‎ Josh 9:12 this bread we took as our provision; Imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎וֵיִּצְטַיָָּֽדוּ‎ vJosh 9:4 (so read for ᵑ0 ‎וַיִּצְטַיָָּֽרוּ‎, Manuscripts Vrss Thes and others), absolute

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