Lexicon
צַ֫יִד
tsa.yid
H6718A
H:N-M Hebrew

wild game

13
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

tsa.yid denotes game as quarry or food, and in some contexts the hunting of it.

The attested contexts most often concern game brought to a father, prepared as food, or eaten; a smaller cluster places the term in descriptions of hunting or of a person associated with the hunt. The construct forms occur in both clusters, so the distinction is contextual rather than morphological.

Senses in use

  1. Game as food brought and eaten · dominant

    In Genesis 25:28 the APB renders a clause about Isaac's affection as his son's game being “in his mouth.” In Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, and Genesis 27:33, the term occurs in the sequence of bringing game, eating it, and giving a blessing; Proverbs 12:27 similarly places it in the clause “does not roast game.”

  2. Hunting or game as quarry · common

    Genesis 27:5 places the term in Esau's going to the field “to hunt game and bring it back,” while Genesis 27:30 describes his return “from his hunting.” Genesis 25:27 calls Esau a man “knowing wild game,” and Leviticus 17:13 frames it with a person who “hunts game or a bird” that may be eaten.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “game” or “wild game” where the surrounding verse concerns food, while it uses “hunting” in Genesis 27:30. This variation reflects the clauses' overall presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for every form.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture