חֲזִיר
cha.zir
“swine”
Definition
a hog (perhaps as penned)
from an unused root probably meaning to enclose;
- hog, swine, boar 1a) swine (as forbidden food) 1b) wild boar
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
חֲזִיר appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
sitting among the graves,spending nights in secret places,eating the meat of pigsand polluted broth from their bowls.
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man;whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood;whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol.Indeed, they have chosen their own waysand delighted in their abominations.
“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
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